Archive for October, 2007

The weekend of wine tasting and testing

Monday, October 29th, 2007

It was exciting to get to use some new MetroKitchen.com wine brands. First are the Riedel glasses in the new Tyrol style. We looked at and tried the “O” stemless glasses but didn’t think they felt special enough for wine. Plus, given my gracefulness, I was concerned I would too easily dump wine on my […]

Fast chili in a slow cooker

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

I had to get it done fast so I could support my beloved Red Sox. I did it, thanks to Scan Pan’s fry pan and All-Clad’s slow cooker. The Red Sox did too!!
Here’s the story. I am the proud owner of a significant amount of antelope meat (yes, of the […]

Happy Blending!

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

 

I was recently passed the “torch” to try out in my own kitchen. What is the “torch” you ask? Well it’s the new Viking Hand Blender, of course! It actually does resemble Miss Liberty’s “torch”, and it also gives new meaning to the word “freedom” in the kitchen, just as the “torch” exemplifies freedom to […]