Our family has traditionally split the holidays with Herb’s family in Napa for Thanksgiving, and Jennifer’s family in Pasadena for Christmas. For over 30 years, at Thanksgiving all we had to do was make a salad or bring the green beans and the wine and show up at grandmas for football and a full turkey…
Our unseasonably cool then warm then wet then foggy and cool again weather this summer has extended the maturation of both our grapes . . . and the garden. The grapes will mature – eventually – (with a lot of work from our vineyard crew to expose the fruit and remove leaves, thin the already…
(Recipe by Emeril Lagasse, courtesy The Food Network, with changes by HL Vineyards) Ingredients 1 pound fettuccine pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 3/4 cup diced onions (green onions work just as well) 1 tablespoon minced garlic 2-4 ounces prosciutto, cut into 1/4-inch strips ¼+ cup dry white wine (Two Old…
Serves 6 Lime zest and juice from 2-3 limes 2 Tbsp. light-brown sugar 2 Tbsp. light rum (or more? to taste) Pinch salt 6 lbs. of chilled, seedless watermelon 2 Tbsp. slivered fresh mint leaves In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice, rum, sugar and salt. With a melon baller, (or simply cut…
Makes 6 servings *Dressing 1 ½ cups sour cream, mayonnaise or non-fat yogurt (or a mix of them) 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (or a mix of lemon and apple cider vinegar) lots of coarsely ground black pepper ½ teaspoons each of thyme, cayenne, and paprika 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 3 cups coarsely crumbled…
We don’t really adhere to any one religious philosophy in our house, but use each holiday as an excuse to celebrate customary foods and traditions. With Passover and Easter so close together this year, we have gotten out several of our favorite recipes to prepare for ourselves and any friends in the neighborhood who need…
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company2 (10-12oz) rib-eye steaks 1 tablespoon olive oil 2/3 cup Port of your choice 2/3 cup Cabernet Sauvignon (we like the Two Old Dogs Cabernet Sauvignon – use what you will be drinking with dinner) 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 cup chicken broth 4 tablespoons (4 oz.) Original Blue Cheese crumbles…
Recipe courtesy Maria Helm Sinskey, Robert Sinskey Vineyards Ingredients 1 whole leg of lamb, deboned 6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed 3 sprigs rosemary 1/2 bunch thyme 2 tablespoons cracked black pepper Extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 1 tablespoon chopped rosemary 1 tablespoon chopped thyme Kosher salt and pepper Tapenade, recipe follows 2…
Makes 1 drink (As shared by Herb’s late, personal mixloligist, Randy Bomarito at Bouchon Restaurant, Yountville) 6 oz. tomato juice (homemade is best – No V8 or Clamato!!!) 1 TBS ketchup 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp fresh ground horseradish * 2 shakes pepper sauce (Tabasco or hot sauce of your choice) 2 shakes Worchester…
A Perfect Match – Dungeness Crab and Asian Pear Salad with Sauvignon BlancBy Chef Mark Dommen of One Market Restaurant in San Francisco Serves: 4 Ingredients: 2 each Asian pears 1 each sprig mint, about 10 leaves 1 each scallion 1 ½ tablespoons lemon olive oil 1 each lemon, juiced to taste sea salt pinch…