Month: March 2011

Layers of Flavor in Peri-Peri & Fennel Spiced Nuts

In January I posted a recipe for Bahn Mi, as an example of an influential flavor pairing, specifically pickling spice and rice vinegar, from McCormick’s Flavor Forecast 2011. Each year, the spice company develops a list of emerging taste and trends with input from chefs, food writers, […]

Texas Tempranillo: Inwood Estates, Red Caboose

  It’s High Time for Texas Tempranillo by Russ Kane, wine writer, blogger and aficionado www.vintagetexas.com Last year I did a survey of Texas wineries to find out which were making wines from a new grape for Texas: Tempranillo. Tempranillo is originally derived from the dry, […]