I’m feeling that feeling that comes over me every October. Time to feather the nest! I’ve packed summer away, rolled out the woven throw rugs and wool area rugs, and exchanged summer’s crisp blues and whites for autumn’s tawny earth tones. I sipped tea and hot apple cider while I decorated and took photographs to…
Date night at Provenzano’s Italian Ristorante… ~ wine tasting notes ~ Barone Fini Pinot Grigio: Straw, almost clear in color, this wine has a mineral, earthy nose and a creamy texture. Its dry flavor is characterized by subtle lemon, orange and minerals. It has good acidity and a nice finish. It was amazing with Italian…
~ butternut squash & apple bisque ~ I’ve gotten quite a few emails asking me to please post the recipe for the butternut squash & apple bisque that was pictured in my “teacup lunch” blog post on Tuesday, October 4th. Soooo…..without further adieu, I give you one of my favorite autumn soup recipes. I hope…
I invited my friend Nancy over for a relaxing lunch to celebrate her birthday. Before she arrived, I lit candles everywhere, started Nora Jones playing low over the iPod dock, put the tea kettle on the stove, and made a batch of proper cucumber sandwiches. I’ve made almost as many cucumber sandwiches as I have…
My journal entry from yesterday: We’ve been enjoying beautiful weather in the Mississippi River valley these past couple weeks. Sunny with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. The perfect opportunity to get outside, go for bike rides, take photographs, go for little trips on the Wisconsin’s Great River Road, write, paint, pack picnics, visit apple…
Once again my friend Sandy Erdman has included me in one of her fabulous newspaper articles. Sandy is a columnist for the Rochester Post Bulletin. This time we talked tea. Great article Sandy! Thanks again. ~Melissa
~feeling~ grateful, inspired, happy and awed by all of the wonderful people in my life and a cup of warm tea in my hands ~tasting~ carrot cake ~seeing~ barns, bluffs, cornfields and bridges on our little road trip to Maplewood today… ~smelling~ fresh cut apples for pie ~hearing~ THIS SONG by Colbie Caillat over and…
My friend, Sandy Erdman, is a talented columnist and seamstress. We are doing a give away here on Chin Deep! Would you like to win an apron? Simply leave a comment here on the blog or on the Chin Deep facebook page, answering Sandy’s question. Anyone can win! Have fun! Apple season is here and…
This was an especially enjoyable wine. A jammy red that went perfectly with THIS dish and this cheesy vegetable gratin. Have you tried any good wines lately? ~Melissa
On date day this week we went for our morning walk. The leaves are nearly at their peak here in Red Wing. Every day we watch them become a little more brilliant… This is our favorite season, so 16 years ago we chose this time of year to get married. Red Wing is one of…