8 Apr
Holiday panic to ready a dinner or brunch table can set nerves atwitter in even the most composed Junior League hostess. So, as an homage to all home cooks who go hysterical as they make best efforts to put ‘tasty’ on the table, I’ve come up with the perfect set of cocktails.… (more)
Used to be any remotely sweet bread or cake with dried or candied fruit would set off the “fruitcake alarm” – causing the impulse to immediately spat out the offending mouthful.… (more)
Forget Bravo TV’s new show “Shahs of Sunset” – the only ‘Shah’ we northwesterners need know about is the “Shah of Columbia Valley.” Part of the Woodhouse Wine Estates collection of wines out of Columbia Valley and the Rattlesnake Hills, Hudson Shah Cabernet is a beautiful, muscular wine for its lean price ($10.99).… (more)
Whether in Dallas, Texas, Portland, Oregon or Missoula, Montana, one thing that I truly appreciate about a good wine bar is how easy it is to learn about wine on the cheap.… (more)
For wine, it’s hints of cherry, chalk, or spice in bouquet or taste. For beer, it’s the pungency of barley or hop crop.… (more)
The list for the 2012 James Beard Foundation nominees os hot off the press, with two of the chefs represented having cooked in kitchens right here in Montana. But the two in question do not actually hail from the Treasure State.… (more)
