So, as you may know, Annie and I feel that food isn't just food. Sure, there's the basic "food to survive" thing we all know about but one thing Annie brought into my life almost six years ago was the experimentation and adventure that food can be and sometimes is. A great food … [Read more...]
Sangria and Other Summer Juice
One of our friends (Kristie) on our Hoot 'n Annie Facebook page had asked us for good Sangria recipes and I was stumped because I have never made it…but I knew Annie had so she gave Kristie a recipe that she had used before. We asked our friends on the HnA page for more recipes … [Read more...]
Il Cortile Food Adventure; Doesn't Get Better Than This!
There's this restaurant just down the street from our house; it's called Il Cortile Ristorante, which means "the patio" in Italian. Now, this place doesn't serve up just your regular old school Italian food (not that there's anything wrong with old school Italian) they specialize … [Read more...]
Memorial Day Thoughts and Reflections
It's Memorial Day, we hope you all have a fun and festive day with family and friends...but a few quick thoughts. - "Happy" Memorial Day seems unfitting yet I've always said that. - Everyone should be safe today...use a designated driver if you choose to drink. Everyday should … [Read more...]
Wine & Beef – Caliza Syrah & Filet Mignon
Have you ever had one of those moments when the food and wine just happen to sing together? We've had a few of these, and make no mistake; there's been plenty of times when the wine and food are good together, but sometimes there's a standout pairing! This was one of those … [Read more...]
Huge Slabs of Meat, Cocktails and Cool People…A BBQ in the Sticks!
So, not a whole lot to say here...we had great wine, we had Mojitos, we had incredible food, we spent quality time with great friends, and we just overall enjoyed ourselves! If you ever get the opportunity to do any of these things, we say "go get 'em!!!" If you have the … [Read more...]
At Home With Cartlidge & Browne #6
Sadly...this is the last wine in our C&B series, but don't fret drinkers, we'll get more!!! Tonight we tried their 2008 single vineyard Sauvignon Blanc and L-O-V-E-D it!!! It was citrus, floral, cream...and that's just the nose! The flavors were awesome too, Annie said … [Read more...]
At Home with St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc
We opened a bottle of St. Supery's '07 Sauvignon Blanc from Napa County, and boy was it tasty! http://www.stsupery.com/. I know...I know...we usually do Paso Robles wines, but we wanted to branch out and try something different and this seemed like the perfect thing. What a … [Read more...]
At Home With C&B #5
Here's #5 in our Cartlidge & Browne series...the 2006 Rabid Red! http://www.cartlidgeandbrowne.com/. So, this wine was more of a challenge than some of the other C&B wines, we weren't all that into it at first. Well, we both liked the nose - cherries, cocoa, oak - but … [Read more...]
At Home With Wild Horse
After opening abottle of Wild Horse 2006 Merlot at home...we thought we'd try something different. We used two different glasses to see how it affected the smell and taste of the wine. We'll let you watch to see, but meanwhile, Wild Horse wines are pretty well known around here … [Read more...]