More Wine, More Art in 2014
For too many new years, my resolutions had to do with ascetic sacrifices like drinking less wine....
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Author: Lorette C. Luzajic
Tasting with Kim Dorland
All photos and reproductions used with permission, courtesy of Kim Dorland.Recently I saw the Kim...
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Tasting with Rothko
Wine and Art is a new series by longtime GFR contributor and exhibited visual artist Lorette C....
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Spargelfest! Asparagus Is On Its Way
Canada celebrates the lily of lilies in May, though the season will last through June. May is also part of the six week Spargelfest in Germany, when the asparagus-obsessed chefs compete to create the best recipes. In Switzerland, it’s called Spargelzeit. Every day of the festival, new menus are offered- including dessert, such as asparagus ice cream!
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The Real Dish: January is Soup Month
My grandmother taught me well, because the secret, she said, is that there are only three real rules for soup. The rest was just the spice of life. First, real bones. It’s kind to avoid the cavalier wasting of the nutritional gift of that animal’s life, she knew, but the kindness was selfish, too- good skin, good bones, good hair, good metabolism comes from good bones. Two, simmer. You can’t rush a soup. You’ve got to let that soup simmer. Don’t be in a hurry. And third, soup always tastes better the day after, giving the ingredients a chance to “marry.”
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