Holiday Wine+Food Pairing Recipes
Rick Bakas. . Strawberry and Almond Spinach Salad INGREDIENTS 1 LB baby spinach leaves, washed 1/2 cup sliced green onions 1/3 cup slivered almonds, drizzled with honey and slightly toasted 1 cup...
View ArticleSausage & Shrimp Gumbo
Rick BakasINGREDIENTS 1 LB sliced andouille sausage or other smoked sausage 2 to 3 TSP vegetable oil 6 cups chicken broth 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) tomatoes, diced 1/2 cup Canola oil or olive oil 1/2...
View ArticleGrilled Chicken & Honeydew Salad
Rick Bakas. . .. . . 1-1/4 cup boneless and skinless chicken breasts 1 TBSP olive oil 1 cup honeydew, cut into small bite sized pieces 1 bunch green onion, finely chopped 1 TSP dijon mustard 1/2 cup...
View ArticleMaple Soy Roasted Chicken Wine Friendly Recipe
Rick BakasINGREDIENTS 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1 TBSP soy sauce 1 TBSP rice vinegar 1 TBSP sesame oil 1/2 TSP hot pepper sauce 3/4 cup dry Sherry 1 4-1/2-pound chicken, fat and giblets removed, rinsed...
View ArticleMeat-a-palooza Day 3: Guinness Marinated Chicken
Rick BakasDay 3 of the NFL draft meant Day 3 of “meat-a-palooza”. Today’s protein was chicken. This recipe is a good one to pull out during grilling season for larger groups because it’s so easy, yet...
View Article$30 Wine+Food Pairing: Lemon Rosemary Chicken & 2010 Cycles Gladiator Chardonnay
Rick BakasAll of my food and wine pairings strive to find balance between the four taste regions on your palate: Sweet, sour, bitter and salt. The lemon on the chicken will bring bitter and sour to the...
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