by Bob Holmes | Dec 10, 2024 | Recipes
Margie and I seem to have small amounts of leftovers that we retain between bigger meals for snacks and such. And when we run short of storage containers, I rummage in the refrigerators for something that sounds good. We had a good supply of mashed potatoes left over...
by Bob Holmes | Aug 3, 2024 | News, Recipes
I had been sitting on some nice Italian wines for some time, now, Jeff and Traci Lewis brought a couple of bottles of 2016 CA de Rocchi Montere Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore over for dinner. For some reason, we never got to them that night! I tried to send them home...
by Bob Holmes | Jul 16, 2024 | Recipes, Wine and Food Pairings
Last weekend, I grilled some lamb chops. My favorite way to prepare them is to mix dry mustard, rosemary and crushed garlic in with some soy sauce and marinate for several hours before searing for three to four minutes on each side. I know, first time I read that...
by Bob Holmes | Jul 9, 2024 | Recipes, Wine and Food Pairings
One of the things I have done with my spare time is study grocery shopping options and pricing. Recognizing that some grocery stores offer big time loss leaders on Friday – Sunday to get folks to buy all the other stuff that is priced higher than their...
by Bob Holmes | Jun 11, 2023 | General, Recipes, Wine Dinner
A couple of days ago I smoked a couple of pork tenderloins on the Komodo Joe jr. For sure, I over-hickory-chipped the fire. First time I have smoked a pork tenderloin. Some meats take seasoning/smoke quicker than others and now I understand that pork tenderloin sucks...
by Bob Holmes | Nov 20, 2022 | Recipes, Wine Dinner
Last Saturday evening Margie and I hosted a dinner for friends. I tried a new recipe for roasted beef tenderloin! I researched a number of recipes and came up with a combination of several. I trimmed the fat, silver and sinew from the tenderloin, cut it in half and...
