Archive for May, 2006

Quick and Easy Three Bean Salad with Tofu

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

With the weather getting warm, it’s nice to have quick and easy food that doesn’t turn your kitchen into a sweltering hot box.
Enter the salad.
Ingredients

1 15oz can of black beans
1 15oz can of red kidney beans
1 15oz can of garbonzo beans
9oz of firm tofu (about half a package), chopped into little cubes
Cherry tomatoes
Green onions
2 or [...]

Quiche Part II

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

On Saturday we spent a lovely day in the Oregon Wine country and had a delightful picnic at the top of the Ann Aimee winery.  Our spread included French and Asian themed foods and a bottle of a Laurel Vineyards Pinot Noir.  The weather cooperated beautifully and good times were had by all.  I also [...]

Cork’d

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

The infamous web-auteur Dan Benjamin has released a new web app for the sole purpose of tracking your offline wine experience — called Cork’d
Finally, the internet is living up to its potential.

Quiche Lorraine

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Assuming you already have a pie crust a quiche is easy, tasty, and impressive. Even James Bond can make a quiche
Ingredients

3 eggs
1 egg yolk
1 cup milk (lowfat or whole)
3-4 strips of bacon, cooked (not too crisp)
1 cup of grated gruyere cheese
Salt + Pepper to taste
1 9″ pie crust

How To
Your pie crust should be par-baked before [...]

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