Category: Wine

  • How To Make Best Apple Salad

    Ingredients

    2 medium sweet apples, cored and cubed
    1 green bell pepper, diced
    1/4 cup chopped red onion
    1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
    2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
    1 tablespoon honey
    2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    ground black pepper to taste

    Directions

    In a medium bowl, combine the apples, bell pepper, red onion and kidney beans. In a separate bowl, whisk together the vinegar, honey, mustard and pepper. Pour over the salad, and stir gently to coat.

  • Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Herb Sauce

    Ingredients

    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    1/2 cup minced carrots
    1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin medallions
    2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
    1 tablespoon dried basil
    1 tablespoon dried parsley
    1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
    2/3 cup light cream
    1/4 cup dry white wine

    Directions

    Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook carrots in oil for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add pork, and cook until lightly browned. Remove only pork, and keep warm.

    In the skillet, stir together flour, basil, parsley, pepper, and beef granules. Whisk in light cream, stirring until thick. Stir in wine. Return pork to pan, reduce heat to low, and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • Crookneck Squash and Tomatoes

    Ingredients

    4 yellow squash, sliced
    4 medium tomatoes, sliced
    2 green onions, chopped
    2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

    Directions

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 1 quart casserole dish.

    Alternate slices of the squash and tomatoes in the prepared casserole dish, and sprinkle with green onions. Mix the vinegar, oil, mustard, salt, and pepper in a bowl, and drizzle over the vegetables.

    Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until squash is tender. Cool 15 minutes before serving.

  • Baked Stuffed Shrimp

    Ingredients

    40 unsalted soda crackers, crushed
    1 cup fresh bread crumbs
    1 tablespoon garlic powder
    1/2 cup butter, melted
    1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    1 pinch ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
    1/2 cup dry white wine
    16 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined, with tails

    Directions

    In a medium bowl, mix crushed crackers, bread crumbs and garlic powder. In a small bowl, blend butter and Worcestershire sauce. Mix blended butter, pepper and Parmesan cheese into the cracker mixture. Stir in white wine, using only enough to hold together the mixture.

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

    Butterfly the shrimp using a sharp knife, and arrange back side up in a large baking dish. Stuff shrimp with heaping tablespoons of the cracker mixture.

    Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until cracker mixture is lightly browned, shrimp are opaque, and the tails have curled.