3 March 2010 March Recipe Contest – Doing it with Five or Less

March Recipe Contest – Doing it with Five or Less

March 3, 2010 By

Hey foodies, post a link to a recipe of yours on your blog that features 5 ingredients or less and get a chance to win a Le Creuset® Cassis Rectangular Baker 2-Piece Set!

Don’t have a blog? No problem! Simply email your entry to Food and Wine Chickie!

By 3/31/10, leave a comment on this post letting me know which recipe on your site you’d like considered, and you could win!

Top 10 recipes will be featured in a special post.

* Open to US and Canada residents only. Contest ends 3/31/10 and entries must be received by then.  Winner will be selected at my discretion by 4/15/10.  Open to Food and Wine Chickie Twitter followers or Facebook fans only.

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Sauvignon Blanc Online Community Wine Tasting

February 28, 2010 By

Like Sauvignon Blanc and into Twitter?  Don’t miss #sauvblanc Online Tasting on 3/4/10!  The event is hosted by Rick Bakas of St Supery (@rickbakas).

The Objective of #SauvBlanc Online Tasting:

+ Promote Sauvignon Blanc producers AVA’s worldwide by connecting w/ wine drinkers on Twitter

+ Share interesting content about your respective wine growing region

+ Be positive and promote one another.

+ If possible have wines on hand from different wine growing regions. Share the beauty of this grape!

Click the following to register FREE: http://bit.ly/dpCslx

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16 February 2010 Searching for Cheap Wines

Searching for Cheap Wines

February 16, 2010 By
Wine in a Box

Wine in a Box

Since I recently started a new job search, I’ve made lists of things I’d cut back on.  Wine and good food just cannot be skipped no matter what, so I thought I’d get my social media wine friends to help me compile a list of 10 affordable wines that they’ve recently discovered or are enjoying these days.

Please leave me a comment by 2/20/10 with a nice value wine you’ve enjoyed that you feel should make my top 10 list.

Cheers!

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Who’s the man? Are you the man?

February 12, 2010 By

Got wind of this neat contest by Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse in New York City that I thought you might enjoy.  Plus, free grub for the winner, can’t go wrong!  Here are the deets:

Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse presents our Who’s The Man video Contest…

Show us what you got and make your BEST interpretation of William Jack Degel’s ‘Who’s the Man’ video! Click on this link http://tinyurl.com/WillieDegel to watch his video and then submit your version on our YouTube channel.

Submit all videos through March 8, 2010 and the chosen video will win a free dinner for 2! Dinner includes a limo ride, champagne and tickets to Broadway show! You do not want to miss out on this great opportunity!

www.youtube.com/UJSteakhouse1NY

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3 February 2010 Embarrassing Wine Situation

Embarrassing Wine Situation

February 3, 2010 By

The following is my February 2010 entry into Wine Whore Wednesday.  On Twitter?  Be sure to follow Randy @thewinewhore

Question: What’s your most embarrassing wine moment?

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My guy and me attended an upscale wine tasting where the hostess arranged Riedel Vinum glasses in the shape of bowling pins.  You’re seeing where I’m going with this, right?  As I went to grab the front pin, uh glass, someone bumped into me which caused several glasses to tumble. There were THREE casualties and I was definitely more heart-broken about the glasses than the hostess was.  With a face the color of young Beaujolais, I apologized and helped clean up.  Complete embarrassment!

Moral of the story #1: Don’t arrange your premium glasses in the shape of bowling pins.

Moral of the story #2: Make special friends with the kind folks at www.wineglasses.com in case you want to apologize with new gear???

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My Birthday Adventure

January 16, 2010 By

Every year, my guy sets his Outlook calendar to ping him 30 days before my birthday.  He does this so that he can call the restaurant he’s picked for my big day within the 30-day range set by the restaurants for reservations.

Every year, after booking the restaurant, he then gives me weekly clues as to where we’re going.  Those 4 weeks are the most nerve-wrecking, high anticipation weeks of the year.  The clues are typically so obscure that one could never guess as to the chosen location.

Well, tonight is the night.  The surprise is on, and I’m on pins and needles about this year’s pick.  How could it beat last’s year’s visit to Daniel’s?  How could the food and the wine be better or more interesting?

More later!

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2009 Chickie Award – And the Winner is….

January 11, 2010 By

The 2009 Chickie Award contest featuring top recipes for 2009 has selected its winner:

Manicotti with Red Sauce submitted by Annelle Williams of Annelle’s Table from Martinsville, VA.  Annelle wins a $100 Visa Gift Card.

The following recipes made the final list for consideration:

Thanks to everyone who participated and start thinking about your entry for 2010!

Happy New Year!

Veronique

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Good Wine Day at the Office

January 5, 2010 By

I was sitting at my office in Manhattan working on year-end numbers going more and more blind by the minute when the friendly Fedex guy arrived bringing me the bottle of 2007 Dingac Winery Plavac Peljesac Peninsula I’d ordered and sort of forgotten about.  How sweet is that?  I can’t wait to try this red from Croatia.

I went back to work when the UPS guy showed up with a @wine_com holiday gift from my boss, a 2004 Château Pavie Decesse Saint-Emilion Grand Cru!  What special occasion will I save this little 91 Points WS gem for?  I’ll think of something.

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2009 Chickie Awards – Be a Guest Judge

January 3, 2010 By

In early December, we asked you to post a link to the recipe on your website/blog that you consider to be your best of 2009 to get a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card. The following recipes made the final list for consideration:

  1. Manicotti with Red Sauce: http://bit.ly/56V524 @Annellini
  2. Grilled Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Chicken:  http://bit.ly/6XKZxa @jdecurtins
  3. Stuffed Black Bean Poblano Peppers: http://bit.ly/6jW9BD @Butterflytown
  4. Swordfish with ginger and lemon sauce: http://bit.ly/8aIr6b @spa_eastman
  5. Red Thai Shrimp with Coconut Lime Dulce de Leche Dipping Sauce: http://bit.ly/8bNhCd @thegourmetgirl
  6. Sticky Chickie!: http://bit.ly/6Ejpw2 @locodiner
  7. Baklava: http://bit.ly/8vYgos @kalofagas
  8. Tortilla Chicken Soup: http://bit.ly/8N84Mt @TheNoviceChef
  9. Matzo Ball Soup: http://bit.ly/5P1Moj @WarrenBobrow1

Be a guest judge in the selection of the winner!  By 1/10/10, post a comment on Facebook or my blog to tell us which recipe you believe should hold the title of 2009 Chickie Award Winner!

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Technorati – Here I Come

December 31, 2009 By 
Just signed up for Technorati!

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