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Wine and Walnuts
http://wineandwalnuts.com/wordpress/
A blog about eating, drinking, cooking, and reading in the not-so-deep south. Recipes with wines to match, drinking and dining experiences in the Southeast, good food and wine reads, and other culinary adventures.
Recent Posts
Food and Wine Pairing: Penne with Creamy Tomato and Sausage Sauce, and 2006 Castellani Chianti Superiore
Penne with Sausage and Tomato Cream Sauce Hmmmm, Saturday night. I feel like when I do have the gumption to make a home-cooked meal lately, it’s usually on a Saturday night. Why is this? I reckon it’s because I have the entire day to prep, ...
Wine Ratings Fight Club
Recently my best friend sent me the link to this article in the Wall Street Journal about flaws in the wine rating system, and asked me what I thought of it. After she read my reply, she said, “You must blog about this. You make some points t...
Wednesday Dining and Wine Adventure, New York Times-Style
It’s Wednesday, oh joy! What that means for me is, generally, two things: the New York Times Dining and Wine section — love! — and an easy blog post, as I often choose something from Wednesday’s section to post about. I used to ...
Get Your Brunch on at Caffe Phoenix
awesomely good coffee and biscotti Aaaah, Caffe Phoenix. I haven’t eaten here in well over a year. It’s interesting with Caffe Phoenix — every person I talk to about it either says something like, “It used to be so good, but I don’t g...
Good Reads: My Life in France, by Julia Child
The movie version of the book jacket -- awful!! -- tarted up like a . . . well, you get the picture. I started reading My Life in France several weeks before the movie “Julie and Julia,” based partly on the book, was due to come out in August 200...
Cooking Pasta Risotto Style, with Mark Bittman
Today’s New York Times Dining and Wine section features a great little article and video with Mark Bittman, cooking pasta risotto style. Now me, I’ve never heard of this, but apparently other people have, and do this thing. I got so excited b...

