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Wine pairings for pumpkin pie

Wine pairings for pumpkin pie

Posted on November 23 2010 at 08:40

I have a bit of a problem with pumpkin pie. I'm not a big fan of pumpkin and I don't have a massively sweet tooth which makes the thought of partnering it with a sweet wine a bit of a killer. But I know I'm in a minority and with Thanksgiving coming up on Thursday here are my top picks:

Tags: drink:spirits & cocktails Samos Muscat Riesling late-harvest vin doux naturel Muscat de Rivesaltes Muscat southern French Muscat Marsala Otima tawny port sweet sherry oloroso liqueur Muscat drink:sweet & fortified wine pumpkin pie food:desserts & cakes rum bourbon demerera rum drink:beer & cider barley wine Thanksgiving
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The best wine pairings for feta cheese

The best wine pairings for feta cheese

Posted on August 13 2021 at 16:36

With that baked feta and tomato pasta recipe going viral on TikTok, feta is certainly having a moment but what sort of wine do you pair with it?

Tags: alvarinho carricante courgette and feta fritters samos muscat Greco di tufo sauvignon blanc albarino assyrtiko baked feta pasta Greek salad feta cheese feta food:cheese
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A winelover's New Year's Eve dinner

A winelover's New Year's Eve dinner

Posted on December 28 2010 at 07:59

After the tradition-bound cooking of the Christmas period (from which the family will never let you deviate . . .) it’s good to branch out a bit with your New Year’s Eve meal and also pick some dishes that will allow you to drink some serious wines. Note you need to start the beef two days in advance.

Tags: recipe New Year's Eve Muscat Samos Muscat Tokaji Passito di Pantelleria vin santo drink:sweet & fortified wine South Africa Napa Valley Coonawarra Margaret River Western Australia Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet blend drink:red wine white Hermitage white Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Marsanne-Roussanne-Viognier Viognier Sauvignon Marsanne Roussanne Semillon Sauvignon-Semillon Semillon-Sauvignon Graves white Graves Chardonnay drink:white wine vacherin Eton Mess chestnuts South African sugar-cured châteaubriand Eton Mess with chestnuts food:desserts & cakes beef fillet beef food:beef & lamb scallops scallop salad with crispy pancetta food:veg & salads food:fish & shellfish food:soups & starters
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A Greek-inspired summer supper

A Greek-inspired summer supper

Posted on June 14 2021 at 08:27

With this unseasonably hot weather why not look to Greece for inspiration when you're entertaining. Here's a simple meal for 4 that was inspired by a trip to Greece a few years ago.

Tags: summer Muscat Samos Muscat drink:sweet & fortified wine recipe Greek supper Greece Agiorgitiko Faugères Syrah Merlot roast figs with walnuts and honey drink:red wine Sauvignon Blanc drink:white wine Assyrtiko roast figs figs food:fruit food:desserts & cakes grills lamb steaks rocket, orange and dill salad lamb food:beef & lamb cheese feta watermelon food:veg & salads watermelon, feta and toasted pumpkin seed salad food:soups & starters
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Bit of a rubbish photo but a quick riff on the TikTok baked feta pasta adding sundried tomatoes as I didn’t have enough fresh ones. Otherwise everything from the store cupboard and fridge. #givingupstockingup. . . . #pasta #bakedfetapasta #tomatoes #sundriedtomatoes #storecupboardcooking #frugalmeals #lovefoodhatewaste #loveyourleftoversTea and cake at the very charming @ospreylondon café St Albans. Great deals on bags and purses too (which means, yes, I bought one 😉). . . . #cake #café #almondcake #tea #earlgrey #osprey #stalbansStews also act as a useful receptacle for random freezer finds. The first shot is a fish stew made from a couple of chunky fillets of hake, a few queen scallops (goodness knows how long they’d been there) and a few frozen prawns. I made a base from onion, garlic, a slosh of white wine and half a tin of chopped tomatoes, then added the fish and a few parboiled new potatoes. Oh and the magic ingredients - a few drops of nam pla (fish sauce) which boots the flavour of any fishy dish and a pinch of saffron soaked in warm water. And some of that flat leaf parsley that went into the tuna and bean salad at the end. The other dish was based on an odd chunk of meat I thought was mutton but turned out - not disastrously - to be a ham hock. I slow roasted it with onions, carrots and a bit of beer then served it with a root veg stew made from onions, carrots, swede and potatoes finished off with brown miso and a dash of soy. Took the meat off the bone and added it back to the stew. It WOULD have been better with mutton but was pretty good nonetheless. Except that I now have to think what to do with the leftover root veg as I inevitably bought too much 🙄. Useful reminder that IT REALLY DOES HELP TO LABEL AND DATE THINGS YOU PUT IN THE FREEZER. And then remember that they’re there. When I was first married I used to have a freezer book, believe it or not. Not a bad idea. What have you found lurking in your freezer lately? . . . #stew #fishstew #hake #prawns #shrimp #hamhock #rootvegetables #miso #freezermeals #loveyourleftovers #lovefoodhatewaste #givingupstockingup #frugalmealsMore fridge foraging over the weekend built around half a jar of @boldbeanco’s fabulous queen butter beans which my generous neighbour @jennychandleruk had passed on to me as I’d run out and she knows I love’em. I used them to rustle up this quick tuna and bean salad with a tin of very good tuna from @thetinnedfishmarket, a handful of delicious cracked green Lebanese olives from @shorkk.food and a small preserved lemon it took me at least 5 minutes to find in the back of the fridge. I used the oil from the tuna tin and the brine from the olives and lemon as a dressing and mixed in some freshly chopped flat leaf parsley from my local greengrocer @regthe_veg. (I AM allowing myself fresh herbs) The sharpness of the olives and lemon really made it for me as I normally find tuna salads a bit bland. Incidentally the sharp-eyed among you may notice that there are two different shots of the dish - actuall 3 as I forgot to delete one. I recently bought some vinyl backdrops from @blackvelvetstyling in an attempt to raise my food styling game. Ideally there should have been a vase of flowers, some Scandi cutlery and a folded napkin in the shot, I know 😂. I still have a lot to learn. Which pic do you like best? . . #beans #pulses #tuna #tunaandbeansalad #olives #pickledlemons #fridgeforaging #storecupboardcooking #lovefoodhatewaste #frugalliving #givingupstockingup #foodphotograpy Follow on Instagram

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