At the liquor store we came across this British India Pale Ale. It is brewed in London and we loved their bottle design and their history. Meantime Brewing Company has this great film on their website : Meantime History This beer is a really honest brew and we are so glad that we found it available […]
Wine, Cocktails & Beer
Life and Limb Beer with Maple Glazed Steak & Potatoes
We stumbled upon this gorgeous bottle of Life and Limb beer and bought it to try with dinner, which was going to be maple glazed steak with roasted potatoes. From the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Life and Limb beer received 90 points from Beer Advocate. We liked that it is […]
Balderdash Cellars Truth Serum from Pittsfield, Massachusetts
This morning we went to the Pittsfield Farmers Market in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. While our kids will tell you that the gorgeous sugar cookies were the find of the day, we will say it was this fun bottle of Marsanne from Balderdash Cellars. With grapes coming from Paso Robles, this wine is aged six months in […]
Pineapple Sage & Passion Fruit Rum Cocktails
When it finally feels like summer we love to sit outside on the patio and create some fun cocktails. We don’t get a chance to do this nearly as often as we would like, but when we get a night together (and the kids have long been put to bed) we make the most of […]
Whispering Angel Caves D’Esclans Côtes De Provence Rosé 2013
For Easter dinner we opted to serve this lovely Whispering Angel French Rosé from Sacha Lichine’s Caves D’Esclans. Costing about $22 a bottle, it is juicy and bright with tastes of summer red fruits. If your memories of rosé are that of your parents late 1970’s dinner parties, you should revisit the idea with this […]
Provisions…Northampton, Massachusetts
Today we had the absolute pleasure of visiting Provisions in Northampton, Massachusetts. What a fabulous store. Really. We were in heaven. Offering a variety of beautiful packaged food products, Provisions also has a gorgeous cheese and meat counter with a very knowledgeable cheesemonger who was more than glad to talk about the cheeses and offer […]
Dewar’s Highlander Honey Whisky Gums
A while back we made some whisky gums using the sous vide technique as detailed by Heston Blumenthal in The Fat Duck Cookbook. https://charlottejulienne.com/dewars-whisky-gums They were an incredible success, but lots of fans of our site have been asking if there is a way to do the same thing without using the sous vide method. […]
Berkshire Brewing Company Pale Ale Lamb Hotpot
Berkshire Brewing Company produces some great beers that are not only good drinking, but also great for cooking with. We love this time of year as the days shorten and the leaves fall. It’s a time for lovely comfort food. Lamb hotpot is a traditional dish from Lancashire in England. So this dish brings together a […]