I recently cooked my last brisket. Not that there was anything wrong with it. I’ve simply committed to a more vegetarian diet than I’ve eaten in the past – and that means no red meat. I hope my arteries will thank me some day. I chose the brisket because I happened to have two bottles […]
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Scene opens on a summer evening at a rural Central Pennsylvania winery. Couples and groups arrange themselves on the grass to picnic, drink wine and listen to music. Soon the lawn is a sea of blankets and folding chairs. While guests settle down in these idyllic surroundings, I’m busy lifting and lugging cartons of Chardonnay,
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Ok, friends. Thanksgiving is upon us. By now, the menu is decided, and possibly some of the dishes are simmering on the stove or baking in the oven. The nearest wine store is closed or closing soon. So let’s talk about the morning after, and the afternoon, and the evening. Black Friday. Now there’s a
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Serendipity. Gotta love it. The unexpected, surprising and pleasing encounter is why I roam back roads. This time, the find was a just-opened winery in, of all places, southeastern Ontario. I say “of all places,” because the winery is about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of the Thousand Islands Bridge from the U.S. to Canada, a
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Every produce stand around here is bountiful this time of year. Sweet corn, ripe melon, and local tomatoes lure me to the side of the road. I can’t resist their appeal. Fresh produce is one of the joys of summer. But so, too, are swimming, paddling a kayak or canoe, and lounging over a good
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