Tag Archives: Fire & Wine

F&W: Dine & Dash

One minute we were dining alfresco. The next, I was alone-o. That’s what happens when your friends dine & dash on you on a Fire & Wine night. (For those of you who are new, Fire & Wine is our weekly girls’ night cooking event wherein I try to create something new without burning down the kitchen. [...]
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Queen of Quirky's Philly Stuffed Quackers

Fire & Wine night this week was quacksolutely fabulous. I took on my second Real Women of Philadelphia challenge with the support of DD Girl, Roomie and friends Paul and Andy, and of course my #1 producer, Mr. Quirky. (Who says I need to take direction better…) Now I know friends Paul and Andy were [...]
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Spoiler alert: I don't have three pet lobsters

Instead, we enjoyed a delicious meal with fresh lobster with a parsley butter sauce, smashed red potatoes with chive and onion cream cheese and steamed asparagus. Besides, by now I know you’ve seen the video and all the shrieking and jumping that ensued. And oh, the antenna….sticking out of the pot to remind us of [...]
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Fire & Wine – I did not boil my face off

I have a new toy. Isn’t she pretty? (Thank you, dear blogging friend.) It seemed more than appropriate to bring back Fire & Wine (post wedding break) and christen the new toy. And simultaneously try not to boil my face. Because we all know, I’m not to be trusted with even the simplest of kitchen [...]
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The Bachelor and Fire & Wine Night Combo Post: Jake, just say gno!

Sometimes you just have to say gno. And, last night, as we devoured our delicious gnocchi (recipe courtesy of the brilliant Elise of Simply Recipes) topped with a brown butter with spinach and pinenuts sauce (recipe courtesy of Cooking Light), we were screaming “GNO!” at our bachelor friend, Jake. I decided to compile our list of “gnos” in [...]
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