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The beloved Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic {Recipe}

February 14, 2019 Maria Stuart 2 Comments

I was making one of my all-time favorite dishes, Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic. Though I’ve made it a hundred times before, this time I was actually making it to see how it would pair with some of the wines we’re sending to our Wine Club next month. As I was thinking about that […]

My Overly Ambitious Start to the Year – Pecan Power Balls {Recipe}

January 31, 2019 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Well, here we are, in the very last days of January. I’m still greeting people I haven’t seen yet this month with “Happy New Year” because, guess what, it’s still the new year! And because I like to hold on to the festivity of the holidays. It’s true, I even still have my outdoor lights […]

Slow Food Summer Style, Ratatouille {Recipe}

August 22, 2018 Maria Stuart 4 Comments

This summer, just like last year, has been different from the usual for me and my family. In June we lost my Dad, and almost exactly one year before we lost my mom. Everything is different now. Both this summer and last, I spent much of the spring and the first half or more of […]

Roast Pork Loin with Herbs and Cream Cheese

May 13, 2018 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Print Recipe Roast Pork Loin with Herbs and Cream Cheese Suggested Pairing: 2015 Lazy River Vineyard Pinot Noir This is a delicious savory dish that is perfect for a special occasion dinner, or just a family Sunday evening. Often times people stuff a pork roast with dried fruits, which is also good. But I was […]

Diana Henry’s Coronation Chicken Salad with Mango and Avocado

May 13, 2018 Maria Stuart 2 Comments

Print Recipe Diana Henry’s Coronation Chicken Salad with Mango and Avocado Diana Henry is a British cookbook author whose work I like very much. This recipe comes from A Bird In the Hand a book completely devoted to chicken recipes – which is brilliant, I think! Coronation Chicken Salad probably originated in the 1970’s, at […]