by kitchenwenchen | Jul 27, 2012 | Good Food, Good Wine
It’s almost August, the month I am most nostalgic for when the midwinter doldrums hit. August is when summer is really SUMMER. It’s hot and the sunlight is angled and more golden, bleaching the landscape a bit yellow, like a faded Polaroid from my 70s childhood....
by kitchenwenchen | Jun 29, 2012 | Good Food, Good Wine
My father always describes our family as “cold-weather people. We can’t deal with heat”. Truer words were never spoken. I apologize to every guest who ever visits The Good Earth and has to watch the beads of sweat roll down my brow as I wax rhapsodic about our...
by kitchenwenchen | Mar 23, 2012 | Good Food, Good Wine
I love oysters. Oh GOODNESS, how I love oysters! My squeamish friends who have yet to drink the saline Kool-Aid and join me in bi-valve love will ask what on earth it is I like about them and the answer is EVERYTHING — the look of them, the way they smell of...
by goodearthfoodandwine | Feb 2, 2012 | Good Food, Good Wine
Pistachio Crusted Rack of Lamb with Minted Crushed New Potatoes This recipe is from The Good Book on page 13 2 racks lamb, cleaned and frenched 2 Tbsp grapeseed oil salt & pepper 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard 2 Tbsp honey ½ Cup ground pistachios (or pecans) ¼ Cup Panko or...
by goodearthfoodandwine | Dec 3, 2011 | Good Wine
“I warned you about that brutally honest trait in Novak, right? OK, here we go. She calls this mainly Cabernet Franc-based rosé The Panty Remover (her words!).‘You can’t only have one glass and with 13% alcohol, it gets you to your desired destination.’ ” –...
by goodearthfoodandwine | Nov 3, 2011 | Good Food, Good Wine
Smoked Salmon & Caviar on Potato Latke This is a very versatile recipe – adjust the size of the latke and you can have 24 hors d’oeuvres or serve as suggested as a lunch entrée or an appetizer …all just in time for the season of celebrations! Serves 12 3 medium...
