Category Archives: Wine

Almost-Vegan Mac and Cheese

Posted on March 6, 2016 by dgourmac

Today was a little weird.  Last night we created and hosted a dinner for 10 of us, so with cooking and cleanup, neither of us were interested in cooking much today.  Around 3 PM I was getting hungry for pasta, … Continue reading →

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The Most Unusual Ingredients Combo

Posted on March 6, 2016 by dgourmac

We had been clearing out the refrigerator for a week, and I was ready to make a simple dinner for myself the other night.  What I ended up with takes the prize for the most unusual combination of ingredients I … Continue reading →

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Snack and Wine-Tasting, followed by Crab Cakes for Dinner

Posted on February 17, 2016 by dgourmac

Our friends are leaving this Friday for Hawaii until April 1.  Can’t say that we blame them for that — the worst of this New England weather is yet to come.  In any case, it was a good excuse to … Continue reading →

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Greek Vegetables, Beans and Rice

Posted on January 27, 2016 by dgourmac

Once in awhile I get it right.  I mean REALLY right!  Tonight was one of those occasions. I had finished reading 25% of the written assignments I received last night in class, so I am well on the road to … Continue reading →

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Vegan Crostini and a Vintage Bardolino

Posted on January 23, 2016 by dgourmac

It’s snowing all over the East Coast, but this time, central Massachusetts is escaping the storm.  So having taken all the garbage and recycle to the dump, it was time for my favorite meal of the week, Saturday lunch.  It … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Fresh

Posted on January 16, 2016 by dgourmac

In the 1980’s one of my favorite restaurants was Joyce Goldstein’s Square One in San Francisco.  It was the essence of the wonders of Mediterranean food, with access to marvelous ingredients in the burgeoning California food scene.  Although the restaurant … Continue reading →

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Outrageously Good, Almost-Vegan Lasagna

Posted on January 7, 2016 by dgourmac

In the last two days I was able to gather great ingredients at some of my favorite suppliers: Russo’s — for fresh-picked spinach and some nice beets Whole Foods River Street — Kite Hill Ricotta made from Almond Milk, and … Continue reading →

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Barbara’s Crab cakes and Villa Creek Rhone-style White Wine

Posted on December 12, 2015 by dgourmac

Very short and sweet: Barbara made her signature crab cakes tonight — baked instead of fried.  Outstanding!  Paired with a 2013 Villa Creek white wine: 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Rousanne — Rhône Valley by way of Paso Robles.  Perfect … Continue reading →

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Culinary Geography and Today’s Lunch

Posted on December 6, 2015 by dgourmac

Question: What do Massachusetts, California, Peru, India, Greece, Spain, Costa Rica, Italy, and Germany all have in common? Answer: They each provided significant contributions to my lunch today, a relatively simple affair of Bruschetta with Vegan Ricotta and Thinly-Sliced Beets … Continue reading →

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Your Basic Chinese-Slovenian Lunch

Posted on December 5, 2015 by dgourmac

How’s this for an ingredient-driven meal? packaged non-GMO fried tofu Chinese Flowering Chives one green pepper baby Shiitake mushrooms from MycoTerra 2009 Damijan Ribolla Gialla This quickly turned into a Chinese-Slovenian-Friulian dish for one hungry blogger. Details are below. This … Continue reading →

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