Day by day the power of the internet is increasing, not only allowing consumers access to more products and services than ever before, but also higher savings and a host of incredible offers that customers can only dream of finding in-store. But with so many online outlets to choose from, internet shopping – although without [...]
Although there are a number of local bars and pubs in town, many people prefer buying beer from an online liquor store. The basic reason is that these stores offer the best beer at the best prices. Moreover, unlike the local bars and pubs, the online stores offer a wide variety of liquor, not only [...]
Wine food pairing….I always thought outside the box…that is until I recently went to the Miami Boat Show!My perception of boxed wines had always been that they were really inexpensive and gave you a headache in the morning. Boy, was I wrong! The latest, greatest packaging of wine now includes boxes….great for the boater that [...]
Sometimes it can be really difficult to decide which wine to buy. You want something that you know is going to taste nice and something that you could serve at any occasion with the complete confidence that everyone will enjoy it. Some companies have a place where you can taste wine before you buy, which [...]
Though “rain in Spain is mostly on the plain”, Spanish summers are delightful. And like Nobel Laureate Earnest Hemingway, if you visit the bullfighting fiesta in Pamplona or pub crawl through Montparnasse, the hills of Spain with a bottle of Tinto de Verano, the summer wine of Spain, you may call yourself extremely lucky! Tinto [...]
Champagne is something that always signifies a celebration – it is a sparkling wine with a fantastic pedigree and is associated with stylish parties and the rich and famous. There are various types of champagne, some people make the mistake of thinking that all sparkling wine is champagne. This is not the case, true champagne [...]
I was watching a show called Kitchen Nightmares the other night and in this particular episode, Chef Ramsay was helping out the owners of an Irish Pub in New York. One of the dishes Chef Ramsay cooked on this episode was Shepherds Pie. It looked and sounded absolutely delicious, so I figured I would give [...]
Ingredients* VEGETABLES: * 1 medium-size carrot, sliced* 1 small leek, sliced* 1 cup baby bok choy, or other Chinese cabbage * 2 celery stalks, cut into bite-size pieces* 5 or more shiitake mushrooms, sliced, or left in halves or quarters* 3 spring onions, cut in thirds* 1 small head broccoli, cut into florets* 1 thumb-size [...]
It can be very frustrating when you are trying to follow a recipe, but you don’t understand the cooking terms used. Sometimes even instructions on a packet of pasta can confuse you – what does cook until “al dente” mean? So, let’s have a look at some basic cooking terms and the language used in [...]
Whether you like pushing the envelope and seeking out the hottest possible food or you’d prefer to avoid any spicy foods at all, a standardized method for measuring the heat or spiciness of a giving product can be a useful thing. There are methods for measuring heat but the factors that affect the perceived hotness [...]