Wine Tasting - November 27th & 28th

Friday, November 27th 
No wine tasting today.  Took the day off to relax.
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Saturday, November 28th (1:00 to 4:00 PM)
(Commonwealth Pkwy. Store)

Wines

• I'm pouring the Stock-Up wines

Stock-Up Saturday Sale wine

Butterfield Station
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Cabernet
Sale Price - 2/$12

Wine Tasting Tuesday - November 24th

Tuesday, November 17th (3:00 to 6:00 PM)
(Huguenot Store)

Food

• Royal Hibiscus Lemon Cookie #2
• Something over cheese (I'll see what's in stock when I get to the store.)

Wines

• Chloe Chardonnay
• Chloe Pinot Grigio
• Chloe Pinot Noir
• Chloe Red No. 249 

Chef Sherry will have a cooking demo as well.  We will be together by meat and seafood.  HOLIDAY PARTY!

Wine Tasting - November 20th & 21st

Friday, November 20th (3:00 to 6:00 PM)  
(Huguenot Store)

Food

• Kielbasa with 
• Stonewall Kitchen Roasted Garlic Onion Jam
• Stonewall Kitchen Hot Pepper Jelly
• Stonewall Kitchen Jam (not sure what I'll pick) over Fromage d'Affinois

Wines

• (Will post as soon as I'm told what I'm pouring.)
• Glogg

Saturday, November 21st (1:00 to 4:00 PM)  
(Commonwealth Pkwy Store)

Food

• Fig and Ginger Jam with Blue Cheese
• Pesto Pepper Spread
• Lemon Tartlet with Orange Cranberry Marmalade

*****

• Wild Hibiscus Flowers
• Royal Hibiscus Lemon Cookies #2
• Goat Cheese with Wild Hibiscus Flowers, Ginger and Almonds
• HibisKISS Cocktail

Wines

• (Will post as soon as I'm told what I am pouring.)
• Impatience Rose

Stock-Up Saturday Sale wine

Gravelly Ford
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Cabernet
Sale Price - 2/$12

Wine Tasting Tuesday - November 17th

Tuesday, November 17th (3:00 to 6:00 PM)
(Huguenot Store)

Food

• Meatballs with Stonewall Kitchen Jams and Jellies
• Hot Pepper Peach Jelly
• Roasted Garlic Onion Jam
• Apple Jalapeno Jelly

Wines

• High Mark Chardonnay
• Rodney Strong Sauvignon Blanc
• Gravelly Ford Pinot Noir
• Layer Cake Malbec

Recipes: Royal Hibiscus Lemon Cookie #2 - HibisKISS

Posting these recipes is overdue.  They were sampled a couple weekends ago.  Better late than never?

Royal Hibiscus Lemon Cookie #2 is a revision of ... you guessed it, Royal Hibiscus Lemon Cookie.  Jenny had Fromage d'Affinois she wanted me to sample out so I used it with Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup.  GREAT little snack and a customer favorite.

Royal Hibiscus Lemon Cookies #2

1 jar Wild Hibiscus Flowers in Syrup

1 wedge Fromage d’Affinois

22 lemon cookies

.8 oz. fresh thyme

Drain Hibiscus flowers reserving syrup for another use.  Cut flowers in half.  Set aside.

Spread Fromage on one side of lemon cookie.  Top with (half) Hibiscus flower.  Place on serving plate.  Garnish with fresh thyme leaves.

Royal Hibiscus Lemon Cookies uses Mascarpone instead of Fromage d'Affinois; this is a sweet version.  #2 is sweet-savory.

*****

I'm always playing.  

HibisKISS
3 to 4 oz. Prosecco

1½  oz. POMegranate juice

½ oz. Wild Hibiscus syrup

1 Wild Hibiscus Flower

Place juice and syrup in a champagne flute.  Top with Prosecco to taste.  Garnish with a flower.

For a Virgin HibisKISS, substitute sparkling lemon seltzer for the Prosecco.

Wine Tasting - November 13th & 14th

Friday, November 13th 
and
Saturday, November 14th

I taking the weekend off.

Stock-Up Saturday Sale wine

Clos du Bois
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet
Sale Price - $8.99

Wine Tasting Tuesday - November 10th

Tuesday, November 10th (3:00 to 6:00 PM)
(Huguenot Store)

Food

• (Not sure what I'll do.)

Wines

• J Lohr Chardonnay
• La Joya Sauvignon Blanc
• Old School Cabernet
• Untold Zinfandel

Wine Tasting - November 6th, 7th & 8th

I will be at the Hugenot store this weekend.

Friday, November 6th (3:00 to 6:00 PM)  

Food

• Cheese

Wines

• (Not sure what I am pouring.  I'll decide when I get to the store.  I know new wines have come in and I have to do price checks.)

It's back!  Taste of the Holidays is Saturday and Sunday.

Updated: 11/7/15 - 6:20 AM

I'm turning Taste of the Holidays into a party on Saturday!  You want to be at Fresh Market, Huguenot ... NOT "that new store".

Saturday, November 7th (12:00 to 6:00 PM)

Food
Through out the store there will TFM's Holiday Meal sampling.  I will have the dessert table with my wines and cheese.

Tom mentioned smoked salmon was being sampled.  I'm brining all three Romanoff Caviars - Red Salmon, Black Lumpfish, and Vodka Lumpfish.

Stonewall Kitchen - Orange Cranberry Marmalade over Brie with Almonds, Old Farmhouse Chutney Cheese Ball, and Pineapple Nut Spread.

Wines
12:00 to 1:00

• Orange Mimosa
• Pomegranate Mimosa
• Hibis-KISS Cocktail

1:00 to 4:00 (This is where I "change hats" from TFM employee to wine distributor.)

• Liberty School Chardonnay
• Liberty School Cabernet
• Trivento Amado Sur Malbec

4:00 to 6:00 (Changing back to TFM employee.)

• Depending on how busy the store is ... I'll find something.

Stock-Up Saturday Sale wine

Angel's Cup
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet
Sale Price - 2/$14

Sunday, November 8th (12:00 to 6:00 PM)

Food

Through out the store - TFM's Holiday Meal sampling.  I will have the dessert table with my wines and cheese.

Smoked Salmon with Romanoff Caviars - Red Salmon, Black Lumpfish, and Vodka Lumpfish.

Wines

• Hibis-KISS Cocktail
• Impatience Rose
• Meiomi Chardonnay
• Meiomi Pinot Noir

Recipe: Tequila Surprise Christmas Cake

This is the time of year I start thinking about what cookies I'll bake for Christmas.  It's doubtful I'll have the time to bake this year, but I went through all my favorite holiday recipes just in case something enticed me to reconisider.  That's when I came across a recipe my girlfriend Chris gave me several years ago.  I just had to share it with you.  If Tequila isn't for you, just substitute your favorite liquor.  (And remember, I'm all about "quality control".)

Enjoy!

Tequila Surprise Christmas Cake

2 c. flour

1 stick butter

1 c. water

1 tsp. baking soda

1 c. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1 c. brown sugar

Lemon juice

4 large eggs

Nuts

1 bottle tequila

2 c. dried fruit

First, sample the tequila to check quality.

Take a large bowl, check the tequila again. To be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.  Repeat.

Turn on the electric mixer. Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon of sugar.  Beat again. At this point it's best to make sure the tequila is still OK. Try another cup... just in case.

Turn off the mixerer thingy. 

Break 2 eggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Pick the frigging fruit up off floor. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a drewscriver.  Sample the tequila to check for tonsisticity. 

Next, sift two cups of salt orr something. Check the tequila. Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.  Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.  Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 360^o and try not to fall over. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window. Finish the tequila and wipe counter with the cat.

Bingle Jells!!!

Wine Tasting Tuesday - November 3rd (UPDATED 11/3/15, 7:51 AM)

Tuesday, November 3rd (3:00 to 6:00 PM) 
(Huguenot store) 

I will NOT be in today.  Chef Sherry will have a cooking demo.