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I caught a streak of inspiration the other day while checking out a guest post on Tim Hilcove’s Weekly Wine Journal by Mike MacKinnon. He put together a beautiful pork loin and it must have made an impression, because when “The Wife” mentioned to me that we were hosting some guests on Monday evening I [...]
Howdy Y’all, I’ve been feeling exceptionally lazy and unmotivated to do much after finishing up my Summer inter-session class last week, but I did cook some great food over the weekend and definitely wanted to share this recipe for stuffed pork loin with you. But first, I don’t think it would be a good 4th [...]
In my continuing new endeavor of joining that elite group, the Wine Century Club, I have been buying up and begging for varietals that I’ve never had before. After checking out Joe Herrig’s (Suburbanwino) post about fighting sea monsters with which he paired up an Assyrtiko, it got me thinking that I should do my [...]
Another week of summer school is down, thank god! I’m tired. I volunteered to help out “the wife” this weekend at her winery’s wine club pick-up party. Let me tell you, I have the best of both worlds, that of a wine consumer and living on the fringe of being “in the industry.” I was [...]
Continue reading about Not Bad for a Thursday Night – Saturday Summer School Edition #2
Wow. What a week. One full week off from school and back into the action, 3 days a week. So basically I had a short chance to catch my breath after this spring semester then dove right back in… Someone told me they think I’m motivated, I would beg to differ, I think I may [...]
Continue reading about Not Bad for a Thursday Night #13 – Saturday Summer School Edition #1
Hello everyone. I wanted to give you an update since my next four weeks will be exceptionally hectic. Thursday Night Dinner is going to have to take the proverbial “Back Burner” position as I slog through a summer inter-session course at school. I’m hoping that this move will allow me to continue to provide all [...]
Oh what a nice week this has been, the sad thing is that it’s now Thursday again and my short, one-week break from school is coming to a close. I just loved being able to make my “Not Bad” dinner without worrying about papers and presentations or chapters to read or studying for tests. So [...]
Continue reading about Not Bad for a Thursday Night Dinner – Chicken Carbonara
I have been dying for some good weather so I can fire up the barbecue and do some of the things that people normally do here in Sonoma County this time of the year. However, up until this weekend we’ve been getting soaked by the rain. I”m starting to wonder if this is how people [...]
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This is the first of (Hopfully) many guest blog posts on Norcal Wingman, it is my honor to share with you a post from Tim Hilcove, of the Weekly Wine Journal, without further ado Steak & Shiraz ala Hilcove! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I’m a steak, Cabernet, Shiraz kind of guy. And a hockey fanatic. Memorial Day evening [...]
Continue reading about “Not Bad” Guest Blogger – Tim Hilcove
All, Just a quick note tonight and an apology of sorts. I did not do dinner tonight, I took the day off to go play a round of golf! I saw many of Livermore’s fabulous grapevines basking in the sun and enjoying a light breeze as I hacked my way around Poppy Ridge Golf Course. [...]
