There is always an auction or fundraiser going on in the Wine Country, from the Montessori School Sun and Stars wine tasting at the CIA, to the Fire Department Lobster Boil, to the Chili Ball for Clinic Ole at Charles Krug, and we are always being asked and are always happy to participate, donate wine,…
Serves 6 Lime zest and juice from 2-3 limes 2 Tbsp. light-brown sugar 2 Tbsp. light rum (or more? to taste) Pinch salt 6 lbs. of chilled, seedless watermelon 2 Tbsp. slivered fresh mint leaves In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice, rum, sugar and salt. With a melon baller, (or simply cut…
Makes 6 servings *Dressing 1 ½ cups sour cream, mayonnaise or non-fat yogurt (or a mix of them) 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (or a mix of lemon and apple cider vinegar) lots of coarsely ground black pepper ½ teaspoons each of thyme, cayenne, and paprika 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 3 cups coarsely crumbled…
We don’t really adhere to any one religious philosophy in our house, but use each holiday as an excuse to celebrate customary foods and traditions. With Passover and Easter so close together this year, we have gotten out several of our favorite recipes to prepare for ourselves and any friends in the neighborhood who need…
I guess it’s just our California backgrounds that make us search out, and even demand, the freshest of all ingredients. We are so fortunate to have the ocean an hour away, grassy hillsides that raise the leanest of beef, a garden that gives us fruits and vegetables for 7 months out of the year, and…
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company2 (10-12oz) rib-eye steaks 1 tablespoon olive oil 2/3 cup Port of your choice 2/3 cup Cabernet Sauvignon (we like the Two Old Dogs Cabernet Sauvignon – use what you will be drinking with dinner) 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 cup chicken broth 4 tablespoons (4 oz.) Original Blue Cheese crumbles…
With the advent of technology, all sorts of unintended and irrelevant information is available. When we set up our “Google Alerts” for the wines of Herb Lamb Vineyards, little did we think that almost every day we would get a new alert on our email – not for wine, but for recipes for “herbed lamb”?…
Recipe courtesy Maria Helm Sinskey, Robert Sinskey Vineyards Ingredients 1 whole leg of lamb, deboned 6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed 3 sprigs rosemary 1/2 bunch thyme 2 tablespoons cracked black pepper Extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary 1 tablespoon chopped thyme Kosher salt and pepper Tapenade, recipe follows 2…
Late winter and spring in the Napa Valley finds vineyards knee deep in healthy grasses, clovers and cover crops, but none of them take your breath away like vineyards filled with the vibrant blooms of yellow mustard, peeking up between the gnarled bark of the dormant vines. Legend has it that mustard seeds were spread…
Makes 1 drink (As shared by Herb’s late, personal mixloligist, Randy Bomarito at Bouchon Restaurant, Yountville) 6 oz. tomato juice (homemade is best – No V8 or Clamato!!!) 1 TBS ketchup 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp fresh ground horseradish * 2 shakes pepper sauce (Tabasco or hot sauce of your choice) 2 shakes Worchester…
