Last month I made tabouli from a box, which we liked so much I bought a small tub of bulgur wheat the last time we were at Agata & Valentina. Tonight I made tabouli salad from scratch and it was very easy.

For a long time I didn’t like pesto , although I’m not sure I actually ever tried it. There was simply something about it that didn’t seem right. Then I tried a bit of the pesto tortellini at Whole Foods’ salad bar and the light switch turned on. Since then ...

EPISODE22 - Cellar Dwellers - Home Winemaking...

We'll be pressing our Cabernet tonight.

I read a good article today by Jason Connors on the Articles Live website. He talks about how to start your wine cellar. Things covered are Wine Bottle Storage Types of Wine Cellars Considering your cellar as an investment Building Your Own Wine Cellar Temperature and Humidity and Wine Wine ...

... so much money, we opt for what we call the at-home picnic. When you live in an apartment in NYC, the words “at-home” and “picnic” seem contradictory. True. We’re not eating outside, because we don ... eggs. Then we cleaned up, went to the park and sat in the sun. Then we came home, scavenged through...

Yay! It works! The store is officially open! Granted, it’s not fully stocked and we’re working on that but there is already some great stuff, so go on in and browse around. See the little square at the top left-hand column? And the link just below that? You can click ...

I spotted containers of these hairy creatures in the produce section at Agata & Valentina and had to ask the nearest produce clerk what they were. They are called rambutan , and come from the tree of the same name. Rambutan is native to southeast Asia, although they may also ...

As reported by Michelle Locke, Associated Press, in the Mercury News , California State Sen. Carole Migden proposed a bill this week that would make zinfandel the official wine of California. Sen. Migden said in a news release, “the heady varietal is a “quintessential California wine,” dating back to Gold ...

-frying at home, mainly for fear of the mess. So I was surprised at how clean and simple this fry ended...