As you all know, Nena and I are expecting our first child in early February. With that in mind, I've asked Nena to buy me a baby food cookbook for Xmas and she was happy to oblige...until she looked around. Apparently there are hundreds of them and shopping online, they all look pretty much the same. Can any of the parental types who read LENNDEVOURS offer some suggestions? Tasty and healthy...

After the watermelon cube amuse, I wrapped some fresh (never frozen) Florida shrimp with a basil leaf and a half strip of bacon and tossed it on the grill. Once cooked (the bacon did a great job protecting the shrimp...I...

Tomorrow is my sister in-law Kim's birthday. She, along with my in-laws, were here this weekend to help us paint the nursery so we did a little dinner Saturday night to celebrate. The last few dinner parties we've thrown, I've done something as an amuse bouche -- for a couple reasons. First, by skipping this course myself, it allows me time to get organized and caught up in the kitchen...

My first batch of AVA-designated red wine vinegar has been siphoned off and bottled. I haven't actually used it in any cooking yet, but I can tell you this -- the flavor is so much more intense than anything you'll buy at any supermarket or even specialty shop. For my ...

Last weekend I cooked a little dinner for Nena and her parents, and this was the amuse bouche -- a cube of fresh watermelon, balsamic vinegar syrup made with local blackberries, a petit basil leaf and some grated grana padano...

Saturday night, our friends M and T came over for dinner -- a dinner that ended up being a celebration of the first day of fall. We served all local wines along side a lot (but not all) locally sourced ingredients. And, while I don't have any pictures or recipes to share, I thought I'd write a bit ... brought cheeses from his local Whole Foods (which is also the one nearest our house...about 45 minutes...

This time of year vineyards look so bare and sad; their last scrap of glorious, gypsy-colored leaf blown away and trampled into the mud. Vines are chained together like prisoners, gnarled shoulders hunched like beggars against the rain.

A healthy vineyard environment is resistant to pests and disease, which protects the longevity of the vineyard, and results in the production of quality fruit, year after year. Sustainable agriculture is like exercising— it may seem like a lot of work, but the dividends in terms of health, longevity and ...

Twisted Oak makes wine samples available to those who are passionate about wine, and who enjoy telling others about that passion. So, if you put charcoal to cave wall, stylus to clay, pen to paper, fingers to keyboard, or sound...

Cold technical facts: released October 2006, only 80 cases made Twisted Few selection: N/A 100% Touriga Nacional (fortified) a damn little bottle! see this wine on the Twisted Oak web site Links to reviews of this wine on the web:...