Everyone has that favorite dish that their Grandma used to make. For some people it’s a Sunday sauce, for others it could be lasagna, or stuffed cabbage, or apple pie… For me, from my mother’s side of the family, it had always been pierogies. My Grandma and Grandpa Petryshyn turned me into a veritable pierogi junkyContinue reading “Homemade Pierogies (w/ wine pairings)”
Author Archives: Derek Martin
Spicy Seafood & Risotto Cake (w/ wine pairings)
So the other day I received a request for a crab cake recipe… the problem with that is there are thousands of them already on the internet. What could I do that would make it interesting? Well, one thing I cook moderately often are risotto cakes, so why not incorporate the crabmeat into that!? Sure,Continue reading “Spicy Seafood & Risotto Cake (w/ wine pairings)”
Wine Review – Shebang! by Bedrock Wine Company
Yes, you are reading that correctly… I am writing about a wine named Shebang! No, this is not Ricky Martin “shebang shebang”, instead this is a funky little non-vintage field blend made by one of the best names in the game, Morgan Twain-Peterson of Bedrock Wine Company, or as I affectionately refer to him, The GoldenContinue reading “Wine Review – Shebang! by Bedrock Wine Company”
Pizza Mac ‘n Cheese (w/ wine pairings)
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve received a number of requests for a new mac ‘n cheese recipe, something different. I had to think on this for a while, I mean c’mon, it’s mac ‘n cheese… what hasn’t already been done? This dish has been an American staple at dinner tables for the lastContinue reading “Pizza Mac ‘n Cheese (w/ wine pairings)”
Perfect Pairings at Home 