by Webmaster | May 13, 2025 | Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
I have wanted to take a cooking class at Pensacola Cooks for some time. I finally found one to my liking: a couples class on Caribbean cooking. Insofar as Margie had previously committed to the Symphony that night, I attended alone. There were seven couples and me. We...
by Webmaster | Mar 31, 2025 | News, Wine Tastings
The Emerald Coast Chapter of the AWS held their March tasting at Pam Davey’s beautiful waterfront home on Sunday afternoon, March 23. Dear friend Bobby Likis offered to pick up Margie and I and drive us out the highway to Pam’s! The extended drive there...
by Webmaster | Mar 10, 2025 | Wine and Food Pairings
Years ago Chateau Rauzan-Segla changed hands. It had been a Grand Cru Classe from 1855 but had not been making top shelf wines for a number of years. The then new owners took a year or two to get things headed in the right direction. My then drug dealer (wine...
by Webmaster | Mar 7, 2025 | News, Wine and Food Pairings
For my birthday last year, Margie gave me a 5.5-quart All-Clad semi-programable crock pot. I had a 3-pound standing rib roast in the freezer and wondered how it might do in a crock pot! So, I found a recipe online for just such a meal and marched off to try it. The...
by Webmaster | Jan 28, 2025 | News, Wine and Food Pairings, Wine Dinner
Continuing my journey through my wine cellar, I felt it was time to open a bottle I have been hoarding for twenty plus years. It was a 1985 Mouton Rothchild given to me by a longtime wine buddy. Insofar as you just never know what old bottles will do, I of course...
by Bob Holmes | Jan 23, 2025 | News
Trusting that all survived the cold this week, Margie and I cooked inside Monday and Tuesday. It was a bit chilly outside! We did braised beef short ribs on Monday night with celery, onions, carrots and potatoes seasoned with salt, pepper, Rosemary and Thyme,...
