Tasty Tuesday - MichMash Wine

Many of you know I believe in supporting our Michigan wineries. 

I tried a new wine tonight. 

MichMash Riesling from Chateau Grand Traverse. 

Not bad. Light with crisp fruity initial notes without being too sweet, with a hint of a dry finish. Sweet and tart apples come to mind. If you like a soft fruity wine on the dry side, this one is for you. It would be perfect with cheese or relaxing in a hammock on a summer evening while your honey is grilling dinner.

The average price is $12.99 and can only be purchased in Michigan.

Sorry, online sales will only ship within Michigan.

Visit Chateau Grand Traverse for more info.

Celebrating with Zombie Killer Wine

Edits are done and now back in the hands of my editor so I'm celebrating with a bottle of Zombie Killer Cherry Cyser. I'm a strong suported of brews and wine produced in my state and this delightful bottle was created by B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale, Michigan. This is a Gold-Medal winning mead that a bunch of locals have been raving about, so I had to take my shot at it. B. Nektar has a fun sense of humor as you can see with their anti-zombie rhetoric on the bottle story and also on their website.

The label art done by Marcus Christy is very cool. It takes the zombie theme and applies it to a main ingredient, cherries. One cherry is killing the another zombie cherry with a sword while cherry juice blood is splattered everywhere. I save my emtpy bottles of Witches Brew to use in Halloween displays and I believe I'll add this bottle to my collection. Maybe even put in a string of lights for effect.

  I was introduced to mead when I was 16 staying with friends in Leicester, England. I've loved it ever since. This mead really coats the palate. It has some body but the tart zing really keeps the sweeter aspects at bay. Apple cidery zip, dry finish, delicious juiciness. The carbonation adds a nice little touch of effervescence that brings the flavors to the tip of your tongue. Ahhh... a great way to celebrate the end of a book.

Oh, oh... a zombie plot bunny just limped by. Hmmm.... will I write a zombie erotic romance story next? Ewe.

Why am I suddenly

in the mood to watch

Warm Bodies?

Tasty Tuesday - Blueberries

With Blueberry Festival done, it's time to use up those berries.

Make up this wonderful recipe, serve with some Blueberry wine and enjoy.

Berry Pudding CakeIngredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup sugar (Splenda)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- a dash of salt
- 1 cup fat free milk
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups assorted fresh berries

Preparation:
Heat oven to 400° and apply non-stick spray to 6 ounce quiche dishes. In a medium bowl combine eggs, vanilla, sugar, and salt. Whisk the mixture until frothy then add milk, flour and baking powder blend until smooth. Divide the berries among the quiche dishes, then pour the batter over the berries. Bake 20 minutes or so, until golden brown.

Blueberry Splash Fruit WineProduced with 100% South Haven, Michigan Blueberries,

this wine will compliment any dessert made with blueberries.

Semi-sweet - Residual Sugar: 9.3%