Category: recipes

• Celebrate Texas #Wine Month with Beef

  

  October is here and with it comes Texas Wine Month. As you know Texans not only enjoy high quality wines but we also love our beef! Fortunately Texas wines pair very well with Texas beef.  Texas Fine Wine has partnered with Texas Beef Council to celebrate Texas Wine Month with some great wines and beef recipes. Here are some…

  Michelle Williams

  October 3, 2016

  Food, recipes, Texas Wine Month, TXWine, Wine

  #TXWine, beef, Bending Branch Winery, Brennan Vineyards, Duchman Family Winery, food, October, Pedernales Cellars, recipes, Spicewood Vineyards, Texas Beef Council, Texas Fine Wine, Texas wine and beef pairings, Texas Wine Month, wine, wine and food pairings

• #Food & #Wine Pairing: Matchbook Wines

  

  Spring is here! I have received many really nice wine samples and the beautiful spring weather has inspired me to cook some nice meals for my family. Today I have not one but TWO delicious and easy wine and food pairings perfect for a busy week night or to relax and savor al fresco.

  Michelle Williams

  April 25, 2016

  Food, Matchbook Wine Company, meals, recipes, spring, Wine

  Aztec Camera, Chasing Venus, Chasing Venus 2015 Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Cooking Light, food, Matchbook 2015 Rosé of Tempranillo, Matchbook Wine Company, music, New Zealand, Pinterest, recipes, Sauvignon Blanc, spring, wine

• Fall into Languedoc AOP for Great Food and Wine Pairings

  

  I enjoy cooking. I like to cook year round but I particularly like the flavors and colors of fall cuisine. I prefer to use as many fresh ingredients as possible in my cooking but living in an urban area most of my fresh ingredients come from the local super market. However, I do have a…

  Michelle Williams

  November 23, 2015

  Fall, Food, France, Languedoc, Music, recipes, Thanksgiving, Wine

  Benson Marketing Group, Cave de Pomerols Picpoul De Pinet 2014, Chateau Du Donjon 2009 Minervois, Dr Michael White, fall, food, France, garrigue, Happy Together, holidays, Languedoc, Languedoc AOC, music, New Orleans Jazz, Recipe, Southwest France, Thanksgiving, wine

• Celebrate Thanksgiving Lodi Style

  

  When you think of Thanksgiving what are the first thoughts that come to your mind? Do you think gratitude for a year’s worth of blessings? Perhaps football? Shopping? Or maybe please give me enough alcohol to get me through this day with my family? Did you know more wine is consumed on Thanksgiving in the…

  Michelle Williams

  November 14, 2015

  #LodiLive, #WinePW, Food, recipes, Thanksgiving, Wine, Wine Pairing Weekend

  #LodiLive, #WinePW, Acquiesce 2014 Viognier, Acquiesce Winery and Vineyards, California, Charles Communications, food, Lodi, m2 Wines, m2 Wines 2013 Alicante Bouschet, Mettler 2013 Petite Sirah, Mettler Family Vineyards, Michael David 2014 Symphony, Michael David Winery, recipes, Thanksgiving, The Zombies, Time of the Season, wine, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Pairing Weekend

• Make Your Weeknights Rock!

  

  The 2015 school year has begun and with it comes a busy schedule in our house. Long days at work and school lead into nights of sports practices, PTA meetings and homework! I am sure you can relate. Whether you have grade school kids or not we all live busy lives. All this rushing around…

  Michelle Williams

  September 21, 2015

  Cornerstone Cellars, Craig Camp, Food, recipes, Wine

  2013 Red Rocks! by Cornerstone Cellars, 2014 White Rocks! by Cornerstone Cellars, Cooking Light, Cornerstone Cellars, Craig Camp, food, Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin, recipes, weeknight suggestions, wine

• Welcoming Spring with #WinePW

  

  Welcome to April’s edition of Wine Pairing Weekend, where we have sought out great wines to pair with vibrant spring vegetables. Our April challenge to pair wine with spring vegetables and meals is courtesy of A Day in the Life on the Farm; Wine Pairing Weekend is the brain child of Cooking Chat. There are…

  Michelle Williams

  April 11, 2015

  #WinePW, April, Food, Music, recipes, spring, Tablas Creek, Tears for Fears, Wine, Wine Pairing Weekend

  #WinePW, April, Cooking Light, food, Grenache Blanc, music, Pinterest, recipes, spring, spring vegetables, Tablas Creek Winery, wine, Wine Pairing Weekend

• St. Patrick’s Day Wine and Food Pairings

  St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow. There were plenty of St. Patty’s Day celebrations this past weekend and there will be more tomorrow. When I think of St. Patrick’s Day I think of March Madness and green beer. However, this year I am taking a different approach; a traditional Irish food and wine pairing focus.

  Michelle Williams

  March 16, 2015

  Food, Music, Pinterest, recipes, St. Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day, Wine

  bangers and mash, Barolo, California, Carmenere, corned beef and cabbage, fish and chips, food, Irish food, Irish stew, Malbec, music, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, Pinterest, Santa Barbara County, shepard’s pie, Shiraz, Sonoma County, St. Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day food and wine pairings, Tempranillo, The Dubliner, wine, Zinfandel