Tag Archives: Fire & Wine

Queen of Quirky's Philly Stuffed Quackers

By Queen of Quirky | Published: April 14, 2010

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

By Queen of Quirky | Published: March 31, 2010

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

By Queen of Quirky | Published: March 9, 2010

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!

By Queen of Quirky | Published: January 26, 2010

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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F&W: Classic lasagna & classic us for a fine holiday celebration

By Queen of Quirky | Published: December 24, 2009

The last Fire & Wine night of the year. And I wanted to make it special. I thought about doing a ham or turkey breast, but to me, Christmas is Italian. I grew up (and still do) eating spaghetti with my family on Christmas. This isn’t your ordinary spaghetti. This is cook-all-day slow-roasted-goodness spaghetti. My [...]

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