Paired wine dinners have become very popular over the last few years. Generally, there are two types of wine dinners that I have attended - those that feature the wines of one winery (or family of wineries) and those that focus on a particular region. I've written a number of posts on a winery focused wine dinner, but recently had…
It's really nice to know important people! Then you get invited to really great events! We were very excited to get an invitation to join my friend for a wine dinner at the Ledges featuring wines from the Wagner family. If you think you aren't familiar with the Wagner family - you are probably wrong. The family has been in…
More Scones The last post was all about a basic Cream Scone recipe. It is a great starting point and with sugar in the mix is a “sweeter” dough. I also love a more savory style of scone. This is another recipe that I have found works very well and it will please a crowd! Let's face it – adding…
One Southern specialty would be the fried pie. When we were at a Farmers Market earlier this fall, a vendor was selling baked goods and fried pies. Carly wanted to get a fried pie – it was pretty pricey and then not that good. We decided that one of our next projects would be making a fried pie at home.…