by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Dec 5, 2019 | Wine Pairings
A vol-au-vent is a French pastry that non-French people know as puff pastry. But vol-au-vent sounds so much more elegant! The pastry cup is made by putting one circle of puff pastry on top of the other…. and then cutting a smaller hole in the top layer to make...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Dec 4, 2019 | Wine Pairings
I love mushrooms. I can’t get enough of the umami taste that they bring to food. I also love truffles and have paid unfathomable sums at restaurants for truffle tasting menus. But if you don’t live in the South of France where truffles are easily attainable,...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Nov 21, 2019 | Desserts, Wine Pairings
WINE PAIRING: A glass of port and a spoonful of Chocolate Ganache will make any meal feel special. If you want to get fancy, use a melon ball tool to scoop a beautiful ball of Chocolate Ganache into a small bowl and serve with a espresso spoon. Call it...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Nov 20, 2019 | Wine Pairings
In mid-October, my great friend Becky Reinis posted a recipe on Facebook for a holiday sugar-cookie martini. For the next few weeks, I dreamed about holiday martinis. I tried to wait until December, but the holiday dessert martini kept calling to me. One of the most...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Oct 8, 2019 | All Things Italian, Desserts
I always wondered why the tiramisu in Italy was light as air while the same dessert seemed bowling-ball heavy when I ordered it at a restaurant in the US. After studying a variety of recipes, I realized that the Italian version uses a sabayon mousse made from raw...
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