Les Legendes Bordeaux From Lafite Rothschild: Wonderful, Affordable

Certainly, everyone who drinks Bordeaux wine knows of Château Lafite Rothschild, the premier cru classe of the Pauillac region of Bordeaux. If they’re lucky enough, they’ve had it more than once. But a bottle of the 2008 vintage, which is ready to drink now, is $995. The 2009 Carruades de Lafite, the winery’s second label,…
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Herb-, Fruit- & Spice-Coated Goat Cheese Log Recipes

[1] An “everything” goat cheese log (all photos © Vermont Creamery). [2] Serve any seasoned cheese log on a cheese board, or as an optional add-on to the salad course. You can buy an everything log ready-to-serve from Vermont Creamery, or season your own plain log. [3] One of the 8 varieties of seasonings you…
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Cappuccino Cheesecake Recipe For National Cappuccino Day

National Cappuccino Day is November 8th. We’ve already had two cups of it, and wish we’d already made this no-bake cappuccino cheesecake. The recipe is by Heather Baird of Sprinkle Bakes, developed by Go Bold With Butter, a great recipe website where everything is tested and dee-licious. This cheesecake is light, creamy, and not overly…
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Fix & Fogg Nut Butters: Delicious For Your Pantry & Gifts

[1] >Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter has chocolate richness with no added sugar (all photos © Fix & Fogg). [2] Everything Butter, a blend of 8 nuts and seeds, is a multiple award winner. [3] Cashew Butter is available in Creamy and Oaty Nut Butter. [4] Chocolate Hazelnut Butter is an epicure’s version of Nutella. THE…
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Pickled Figs Recipe, A Condiment, Snack, & Food Gift

[1] You can use both green and purple figs in this recipe. A combination is more alluring (all photos © California Figs). [2] Kadota figs keep their color when pickled. [3] Mission figs, combined with Kadota figs, give the jar of pickled figs more eye appeal. [4] All figs, be they fresh, dried or picked,…
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