Monthly Archives: December 2008

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas (or merry whatever holiday you chose to celebrate- Hanukkah, Festivus, Kwanzaa etc.) readers.  I’m off to cook.  Here’s the Christmas Eve Menu.  We were trying to keep it lower key:   First Course: Cheese Plate – American Cream … Continue reading

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Odds and Ends &The Candy Kitchen

With all that’s going on blogging is always a little light this time of year.  Busy planning the menus! Just noticed that the Frederick Wine House is having the Willm Cremant d’Alsace available for tasting tomorrow (12/24) from 4pm -7 … Continue reading

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Washington DC International Wine & Food Expo

Just noticed that the 10th annual Washington DC Wine & Food Expo  is coming February 14th and 15th.  Anyone ever been?  I haven’t and am wondering if it is worth it.  I like the fact that wine comes first in … Continue reading

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Best Wine Store in Frederick County?

The other day I had about thirty minutes to kill in Urbana, so I went into the Urbana Liquors  to check it out.   I had never been there before, and to be blunt it didn’t impress me.  Sometimes when you walk … Continue reading

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Ahead of the Curve

A bit of tooting my own Fred horn, but loyal readers heard about it here first.  In today’s food section of the WashPo guess what wine is listed as “excellent” and “a good value?”  Why the one right below this post … Continue reading

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Deck the Halls with Cremant d’Alsace

  Saturday was putting up the Christmas tree day.  Nothing but a real tree will do in the Fred household, so after a wonderful time of cutting down the tree in the falling snow and bringing it back home I … Continue reading

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Prohibition

Today, December 5th, is the 76th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment.  The repeal took effect on this date when Utah became the final state to ratified the 21st Amendment. I’ll raise a glass to that!  It brings to mind a quote that … Continue reading

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Linganore Cellars

There was another nice article in today’s Frederick News Post about Linganore Winecellars.  They must be paying them or something.  Ostensibly it was about pairing the right wine with food, but all of the wines featured were from Linganore Winecellars.  Honestly … Continue reading

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