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Posts tagged “grapes”

Pie of the Vine
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #9

Recipe: Jennifer's Pie of the Vine Category: Original Grape pie! Jennifer invented this pie to answer a challenge, and she came up with an original recipe that not only uses grapes but also has no su...

Quick Dessert: Grapes Roasted with Walnut Oil

You know that we love walnut oil. It's one of those small cupboard indulgences that lifts up nearly every dish it touches. So when we came across a recipe for roasted grapes with walnut oil - well! We...

Recipe: Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Grapes, Hazelnuts, and Parmesan

A chicken breast with stuffing bursting out of it isn't the most photogenic of foods, but trust us: the sweet, salty, nutty mess spread out over our plate as we ate it was lovely......

Seasonal Spotlight: Local Grape Varieties
New York

We read a little blurb in New York Magazine about the different types of grapes showing up in the greenmarkets, and we realized that we don't think about special varieties of grapes the same way we do...

Recipe Ideas For Grapes

We planted a Ruby Red grape this year in our backyard. We don't expect to get any fruits from it for at least two years. In the meantime, it's mid-September and our neighbors are having a grape glut...

Seasonal Spotlight: Kyoho Grapes

Around the end of summer and into the early Fall, farmer's markets and Asian food stores have these wonderful dark purple/black grapes called kyoho grapes. Why should you buy them?...

Recipe: Quinoa Salad with Grapes

We are big fans of quinoa, the "supergrain" (which is actually a seed) that's high in protein, iron, and fiber. It has a great fluffy texture and nutty taste, and cooks so quickly that we turn to it ...

Wine News From Italy: The Brunello Controversy

Brunello is a red Italian wine varietal made from a specific clone of Sangiovese grapes and grown in the area surrounding the town of Montalcino in Tuscany. It was first developed in the 14th century...

2-in-1 Recipe Review: Wine-Marinated Grapes and Sweet Wine Refresher

When we came across a decade-old Bon Appétit recipe for Wine-Marinated Grapes, we were intrigued. But when we learned the recipe would yield a ready-made cocktail as well, we simply couldn't resist. ...

Our Small San Francisco Container Garden

We don't really have a lot of room to garden at our San Francisco Edwardian row house. Our backyard faces north and doesn't get enough light to grow vegetables, and our south-facing front stoop had v...