Have your brand new wine fridge deboxed in your driveway and hauled up five steps, through a hallway and into your dining room by two delivery men. Admire said wine fridge until your husband gets...
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our new wine-related website
About two years ago I created an online page that listed as many of the local wine tastings as I could find in my spare time. Two weeks ago, I went ahead and registered a domain name and designed a...
zucchini converts
Thanks to Paula Deen's delicious zucchini bread recipe and my baking skills (hee!), I have converted a few members of my family who "hate zucchini" this weekend. While Eric and my dad were shifting...
my German-style birthday dinner
For my birthday dinner this year, Eric came up with a list of places for me to choose from. One of the choices on the list, J. Betski's, is a German/Polish place and I thought a beer and brat would...
I promise I will not take out screws that I can’t put back
Or, A Cautionary Tale About Repairing Your Own Wine Fridge Our 50-bottle wine fridge has been out of commission for several weeks. It makes a god-awful noise when it's plugged in and the cooling...
a little taste of Spain
Paella Valencia (my version) 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil 16 ounces boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 bay leaf 1/2 cup onion, julienned 8 ounces white wine 10...
Six Plates winebar, Durham
Recently, we decided to try out Six Plates winebar in Durham and take advantage of their half-price bottles of wine Monday night special. We were the first people there at 6:30pm and were cheerfully...
New York State breweries
Ommegang Brewery, Cooperstown—This brewery is well-known for their Belgian-style beers and even though I'm normally not a huge fan of that style, we were minutes away at the Baseball Hall of Fame,...
eat and drink in Barcelona
The following are some of the places where we ate during our week in Barcelona. Unlike most of the places we visit in the US, there are no websites to accompany these, so I'll give street locations...
eat, drink, sleep between Estes Park and Colorado Springs
Wild Mountain Smokehouse and Brewery, Nederland—We made fantastic time from the Denver Airport, through Boulder, viewing Boulder Falls, and into Nederland to pick up the Peak-to-Peak Highway, but we...
eat, drink, sleep in San Francisco
Eat & Drink Thirsty Bear Brewing Company, San Francisco—We try and hit a brewery in every city, so we can collect a representative pint glass. This place has the distinction of being the only...
a buzzed chocolate coma
I found out last week that due to circumstances beyond her control, a friend of mine could not attend a chocolate class she had signed up for weeks ago. There was no opportunity for a refund so she...
a local restaurant, Parizade
We spent yesterday indoors avoiding the cold and rainy weather, but come dinnertime Eric suggested a few options to get us away from our computers. We settled on Parizade, located in Erwin Square in...
white bean soup with bacon
I made a whole batch of this so I would be set for an easy and tasty lunch for the next few days. It's adapted slightly from a Cooking Light recipe from January 2001. White Bean Soup with Bacon 2...
where we ate in San Diego
Our last post about San Diego (until we go back that is). :) JRDN—Eric ate here last June, so we made a point to have dinner here on this trip. The food was very tasty, but I think our waitress was...
getting around, the benefits of a ZurichCard
Considering we have only four years of high school German between the two of us, it was a good thing the transportation system in Zurich was so easy to follow. Even though we were only there for two...
chocolate and cheese of the swiss variety
Two things high on our list of things to do while in Zurich for 46 hours was to get ourselves some swiss fondue and taste some swiss chocolate. First up, the chocolate... Sprungli's flagship store...
New York eateries
Because we visit New York state (specifically Long Island) at least once a year, we often don't give much though to where we eat. Our trip over the holidays was almost two weeks this time, so we had...
Our Itinerary
2025 Trips
Tampa Bay, FL (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Villa la Angostura, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina + Brazil (Feb)
Miami, FL (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Mar)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)
Doha, Qatar (May)
Bristol + London, UK (Jul)
Long Island, NY (Jul)
Slovenia (Sep)
Treviso, Italy (Sep)
Bologna, Italy (Sep)
Turin, Italy (Oct)
2024 Trips
San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London + Manchester, UK (Dec)
2023 Trips
San Diego (Jan)
Orlando (Feb)
Richmond, VA (Apr)
Northern Italy (Apr)
NC Mountains (May)
Long Island (Jul)
Wisconsin (Aug)
Chicago (Aug)
Oak Island, NC (Sept)
Brooklyn, NY (Sept)
Bordeaux + Rugby World Cup (Sep)
Castilla y León (Sep)
Seychelles (Nov)
Willamette Valley (Dec)