Today is Remembrance Day and I’m always at a loss of words on this day. To those that served, to those that sacrificed. Thank you doesn’t seem enough, does it? There is a song done by Billy Ray Cyrus called Some Gave All, and there’s a lyric that I always think of on this day, “All Gave Some, Some Gave All”
Every single person that serves gives so much of themselves, and to those present, past and future, I am truly grateful.
I am truly blessed to have some wonderful friends in my life. And some of them are real foodies, like myself.
My friends Arla & Fred, (Fred loves to cook as much as I do) gave me these 3 spices. The Holy Cow I had on a steak this past week and it was so delicious. It smells amazing. The #2, Honey Hey BBQ and #3 is Hey Grill. Hey Grill Hey is one of my favorite websites for everything grilling. I first got introduced to Suzie Bulloch when she came in second on the 1st Season of BBQ Brawl with Bobby Flay on the Food Network
“Susie Bulloch founded Hey Grill Hey in 2015 with one desire: To help people make better BBQ. To date she has created over 500 recipes that millions of people cook every month, making Hey Grill Hey a name synonymous with amazing BBQ“. She is not a professional trained chef, like me, she is self taught. She is a BBQ master, and her website has 500 recipes. You should check it out.
I was at a meeting this past week with Richard and Anita from Atlantic Tours & Travel. Anita told me when she gets the blog, she says to herself “I wonder what Darlene is eating this week”. Anita, I ate very well this week, including using the sauces I got at Christmas at the Forum last weekend.
Ok.. let’s talk about some wine.
My friend Angie bought this to share, and we both enjoyed it very much. It’s a great value Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile. It was fruit forward, had some body to it, the tannins weren’t overly strong and it went down pretty easy. Some nice spicy notes with the fruit, great for any meat dishes and priced here at $16.48. A great deal considering how many times this year the price of wine has gone up.
Remember when I mentioned that I started this blog to feature good wines under $25. Well, with the price of wines increasing, here’s a new wine I tried this week.
From the heart of Sonoma, in the Napa Valley, this is a new wine to our shelves. It was so good. With Christmas coming up around the corner, here’s a gorgeous wine for that red wine drinker on your list. Priced at $24.99, it’s a very good price for a spectacular wine. Although the label says Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s actually a blend. 78% Cabernet, 12% Merlot, 6% Petite Sirah and 4% Syrah. It was so good, I bought another one yesterday to share with my friend Angie this evening because it’s my turn to bring the wine.
That’s it for this week. Take a moment of gratitude today to all who have served, and to those that currently serve.
Till next week, Cheers
Darlene
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