... by Martin Field Nuts are a favourite accompaniment to wine. They are delicious when served with bubbly and other aperitifs and a plate of nuts and dried fruit is obligatory when savouring a vintage port after dinner. But did you ever notice that in any bowl of mixed nuts, in shell ... keep a big wooden bowl full of nuts in shell. Typically, macadamias, walnuts, brazils, almonds, pecans...

Steve and Jay from the Grape Nuts blog sent in this pic of them kissing pinot under the mistletoe. I thought it was very gentlemanly of them to be discrete and keep the label of the bottle their traitorous lips are puckering up against out of sight. I realize you spend your time with other wines, really I do, and the least you can do is not throw it in my face. Here’s their side of the story...

I was idly killing some time last night—decompressing—watching the TV show Friday Night Lights while enjoying a glass of Shiraz. And then I started craving something sweet. Went rummaging through the refrigerator, freezer and pantry and, finding virtually nothing (not unusual in my house!), I settled on the remnants of ...

Off to the UBC apple festival.

You didn't know that Grape Nuts go great with Tempranillo? Well, if Petite Sirah goes with corn flakes... Actually, Grape Nuts do go well with Tempranillo, because the nice folks over on the Grape Nuts Blog reviewed our 2004 Tempranillo...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Norbert Steitz Post Time: 10-04-2007 at 03:46 PM

Peanuts - roasted, flavored or coated - are used in many snack mixes. A co-worker's bountiful magrut lime tree inspired us to make Thai-style peanuts. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in a wok over medium heat and toss in several small whole dried chiles to...

Peanuts - roasted, flavored or coated - are used in many snack mixes. A co-worker's bountiful magrut lime tree inspired us to make Thai-style peanuts. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil in a wok over medium heat and toss in several small whole dried chiles to...

Inspired by my pizza odyssey earlier this year, I have been playing around with baking pizza in my kitchen. I know, I know. There's no way I can generate enough heat in my electric oven to make a true Neapolitan pizza, but I can use a pizza stone and turn ...

Forum: Social Hall Posted By: Neil Sweren Post Time: 04-30-2008 at 12:10 AM