Wine and Food Tasting - December 2nd & 3rd (Updated 12/1/17 5:30 PM)

Get your party on!

With Thanksgiving over, it all turns to parties from now until New Year's Eve.  

TFM Corporate has a required sampling this weekend.  I haven't had any time to put my stamp on it.  It's exactly as Corporate has asked.  However, I will try and sample wine.

Saturday, December 2nd (12:00 to 4:00 PM)
and
Sunday, December 3rd (12:00 to 4:00 PM)

Food, Wine and Cocktails follow.  The food is not all being sampled on the same day, nor at the same time.  I will put one or two items out and rotate through the offerings.

Food

• Fromage d'Affinois with dried apricots and Marcona Almonds
• Fromage d'Affinois with (not sure what yet) and Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Crackers
• Maryland Crab Cakes with Stonewall Kitchen Lemon Herb Aioli
• Coconut Shrimp with Stonewall Kitchen Curried Mango Grille Sauce
• Flying Meatballs - Brandy, Beef, Turkey, Three Meat, and Buffalo Chicken
• TFM Frozen Appetizers

Wine

• (Not sure.  Have to see if anything new is in at a reasonable price point.)

Cocktail (non-alcoholic)

• Cranberry Smash
• Spicy Paloma

After this weekend, I am off to East Hanover, NJ to sample for Stonewall Kitchen and La Tourangelle at Bed, Bath & Beyond.  Will also go see my parents in NY for Dad's 90th birthday.  I won't be back to the store until the weekend of Christmas.  Will post when I return from NJ and my TFM has told me what's going on.  

Recipe: Turkey/Ham and Brie with Cranberry Horseradish Sauce

For a quick and delicious appetizer or sandwich, you will want to prepare the following recipe.  Great for holiday leftovers.  Great anytime of year.

Turkey/Ham and Brie with Cranberry Horseradish Sauce
Sliced Turkey or Ham
Sliced Brie
1 jar Stonewall Kitchen Cranberry Horseradish Sauce
Sliced bread or baguette

Spread Cranberry Horseradish Sauce on one side of bread/baguette.  Top with turkey or ham, and brie.  Leave open faced, or make into a sandwich.

Customers, and TFM employees, could not get enough of these tasty little bites.  I had 4 cases of Stonewall Kitchen's Cranberry Horseradish Sauce and sold all but one (dang it, one) jar.  So close to selling out of product. ENJOY!

Wine and Food Tasting - November 21st and 22nd

I'll have a fun wine and food tasting Tuesday and Wednesday. Since it's Thanksgiving it will be a party!  Wines will be special too.

Yes, this is me!  A bottle of bubble while I'm cooking.

Tuesday, November 21st (1:00 to 5:00 PM)

(Commonwealth Pkwy., Midlothian)

Wine   

e Elouan Rose
e Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc
e Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais

    Nouveau
e Meiomi Pinot Noir 

   (2015 v. 2016 comparison tasting)

Food  

• Crostini with Stonewall Kitchen Cranberry Horseradish Sauce, turkey and Brie
• Assorted cheeses

Wednesday, November 22nd (1:00 to 5:00 PM)

(Commonwealth Pkwy., Midlothian)

Wine   

e Sonoma-Cutrer Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
e Alto Limay Rose

e Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau

e Belle Glos Pinot Noir Las Alturas
e Gruet Brut Sparkling

Food   

• Brie with Blake Hill Orange, Lime and Ginger Marmalade
• Assorted cheeses