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A Study in Chateau Ste. Michelle 2006 Marier Sauvignon Blanc

Inevitably with Seattle’s first warm day of the year, I crave spicy nachos & a cold beer on the back patio. It could be a subconscious rite of passage to spring, or maybe I just jump the gun on summer, because (again, inevitably) five minutes into it, exhausted from shivering, I come inside and “warm my nachos” next to the oven that warmed my nachos.

Chateau Ste. Michelle 2006 Ethos Chardonnay & Risotto alla Milanese

I confess, until recently, I’d always dismissed Risotto Milanese as just a side dish -- something buttery other than mashed potatoes; something to hold up a lamb shank.

The Passionate Epicure

"The cordon bleu’s eye, with an odd gleam of interest and evident enthusiasm, pleasurably caressed all the complicated and ingenious appointments.

Cynthia Nims’ New Food Blog, Mon Appetit

(Photo of Cynthia from her website.)

She said she’d never do it, but she went ahead & did it anyway.