2010-06-24 21:27
Join me this weekend as I, along with hundreds of other bloggers, writers, publicists and industry reps, convene in Walla Walla, Washington for the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference. This… Read More
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plate and barrel is an exploration of food, wine and cooking. I eat locally, from my yard when possible. i work in the wine industry and am passionate about discovering new northwest wines.
2010-06-22 03:21
A couple of weekends ago my friend Christa and I attended the first release party for Doubleback, the new winery by Drew Bledsoe, former All-Star NFL quarterback for teams such as… Read More
2010-06-22 03:21
This past Thursday Waters Winery played host to the final Tasting Music event of the 2010 Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival. The festival just finished up it's third ye… Read More
2010-06-22 02:28
Lately I have been really into stir fry. It is so easy to make and super tasty! This particular recipe is pretty bomb. The sauce has the perfect balance of flavor - s… Read More
2010-06-22 02:27
Last summer I ended up with literally hundreds of pounds of tomatoes. It was awesome! I learned all sorts of new ways to preserve them for use year-round, but one of my favorites… Read More
2010-06-22 02:26
I think everyone loves a good pickle (well maybe not those wretched Bread and Butter pickles, but a tasty dill is always a crowd-pleaser). Whenever I order a sandwich and see a delicious cru… Read More
2010-06-21 19:59
This morning the New York Times had a wonderful article on Salad Lyonnaise that I was compelled to share.Salad Lyonnaise is one of my favorite Spring salads and deserves some serio… Read More
2010-06-21 04:40
I have been so excited about summer and warm weather lately that I thought it was time to make a batch of sangria. I usually make a red wine sangria, but felt like that might be a bit heavy… Read More
2010-06-21 04:31
I had a mad craving for Greek food today after a dinner party featuring Greek food at a friends house last night. I love that Greek food can be really simple or really complicated to make, a… Read More
2010-06-03 21:01
Are you participating in tonight's #WAWine Twitter Tasting? I certainly hope so. If you aren't able to make it to one of the many tasting parties around the state I encourage you… Read More
2010-04-30 17:27
Last evening I spent entirely too long enjoying wine, art and good conversation at Waterbrook Winery for the opening of a new art show, Nanology, by renowned bronze sculptor N… Read More
2010-04-29 00:07
It’s that time of year again, when we make our lists and we check them twice, trying to find out which wines are naughty or nice. That’s right. It’s Spring… Read More
2010-03-29 20:17
So since I have several dozen chickens I tend to have a grip of eggs on hand at any point. Rather than do productive things with my Sunday, I spent a chunk of my afternoon dying eggs f… Read More
2010-03-26 17:43
Last night I participated in a great event at Otis Kenyon Wine. Muriel coordinated a fabulous evening to tie in with the global tasting of Washington State Merlots, one of the win… Read More
2010-03-24 01:50
Have you heard about the WAMerlot Twitter Tasting hosted by Drinknectar.com? Have a great WAMerlot you would love to taste and tweet about?Well, bring your favorite Washington Merlot to the… Read More
2010-03-24 01:49
So today I picked up a few chicks to add to the flock. There are a few weekly egg buyers now so I want to make sure that as some of the original chickens from three years ago begin to… Read More
2010-03-24 01:49
Great entry Catie!http://wildwallawallawinewoman.blogspot.com/2010/03/walla-walla-wineries-its-all-your-fault.html Read More
2010-03-24 01:48
Last night I checked out a Russell Creek Syrah I picked up at YPOWW last week and was totally blown away with the quality, especially given the price! The 2007 CV Winemakers Select Syr… Read More
2010-03-09 02:55
Last week while reading the NY Times I ran across this deceptively simple dessert and decided to try it out this weekend.The recipe, a milk chocolate hazelnut panna cotta, was from Karen DeM… Read More
2010-03-09 02:36
I spent the bulk of this past weekend cleaning up the yard, amending garden beds and continuing to plant seeds. The spinach, kale and radishes planted three or four weeks ago in the ya… Read More
2010-03-01 04:29
Over the weekend I spent a bit of time getting the new greenhouse in order and getting ready to plant. This afternoon, after gathering together all of my seeds left over from last year… Read More
2010-02-27 21:13
A couple of weeks ago I decided to plant radishes, spinach and mache. I had been getting concerned since nothing had sprouted, but this morning when I went out to work on the garden be… Read More
2010-02-22 22:39
Somehow my weekend featured more pizza than I'm sure if healthy for a person, but I have to admit it was a very comforting way to graze. Friday was a busy day at work and the evening w… Read More
2010-02-18 06:21
Light on effort and heavy on flavor, pound cake has earned is long-lasting popularity. The name is derived from the traditional ingredients - one pound each of flour, butter, sugar and… Read More
2010-02-18 03:59
This year I am seriously considering raising a cow. The more I read about the cattle industry in the United States the more disturbed I become about meat available in most grocery stor… Read More
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