Tisdale

Tonight I'm making a new recipe for dinner. It's like chicken pot pie but with biscuits instead of crust. I got the recipe from a friend and a serving of it to try. It was yummy.
Right now the chicken is cooking in the crock pot and I am opening a bottle of wine. It's a lovely snow day here today. Soon I'll cut up the chicken and start on the pot pie. I'm gonna put on Taylor Swift's new cd and enjoy the rest of the afternoon.

The wine I opened is a 2007 Tisdale Pinot Noir. It's a nice mix of cherry and berry flavors. Not too dry at all. I have colby jack cheese and an apple to go with it for a snack later.

Enjoy the storm!

Barefoot Pinot Grigio

Happy Saturday!!!!

Tonight I"m making small pasta shells, chicken and broccoli with pesto sauce. I'm drinking Barefoot Pinot Grigio. We're watching the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona...and maybe playing Trivial Pursuit. Overall a nice Saturday night at home while the snow falls outside.

Of all the Pinot Grigios I have tasted Barefoot is by far my favorite. Not only for the taste but for the price!

New Job

 I went to talk to Carol today, at Little Discoveries. She hired me!

I am an assistant teacher in the older 2 year old room. I work in the afternoon, from 2:30-6:30. Plus sub hours if anyone calls out. I start tomorrow. I'm excited and happy and not so nervous, these are the kids I was with last week.
Daycare really is a fun place to work. I can't wait until I'm all settled in. This is gonna be great!

Tonight I made ham, bean and potato soup. I drank a glass of my "comfort" wine, Corbett Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon. Actually almost any Cabernet will do. It doesn't matter if I'm celebrating, like today, or sad. Cabernet makes a great wine.
Tomorrow I'm gonna brown some ground turkey and make chili in the crock pot before I leave for work. I love when dinner is ready when I get home. Crock pots are awesome. Wednesday I'll make chicken in it. Thursday it's burgers on the George Foreman grill. Friday I'm gonna make chicken parmesan and spaghetti.

Corbett Canyon

I'm making steak sandwiches tonight. I'm going to have a good old comforting glass of Cabernet with it. Probably while I cook too. It's my favorite wine right now. I knew it was gonna snow here last night so I went to the liquor store yesterday. Along with 2 bottles of Barefoot white wine, I bought a bottle of Corbett Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon. I've already drank it and blogged about this kind so I knew I'd like it.

Other than that I'm hoping for a nice quiet night at home in my pj's reading or playing trivial pursuit with Joe.
I haven't heard back from the daycare but the day isn't over....

Barefoot (Again)

My working interview was this morning. I think it went well but I don't want to jinx myself. I will say the kids were fun. She told me to call her in the morning.

 Today I'm baking a ham. It smells good in here. I'm also making brussel sprouts. They are currently my favorite food. I boil them for about 8 minutes then I cook them in the oven at 425 with olive oil, salt and pepper...Fantastic! I'm gonna try this with eggplant tomorrow.
I like a white wine with saltier meats so I picked up some Barefoot Chardonnay. It's buttery sweetness with be great with dinner. It also has plenty of fruity flavors in it. It's so yummy, I had to open it before dinner is even ready.
Maybe for a snack later I'll have some cheddar cheese and apples with a glass of it. That should be tasty.

Andretti

I was lazy with dinner tonight. I just shredded some leftover pork and added bbq sauce to it and heated it up. It was quick, easy and a  good way to use up the leftovers.
Along with dinner I opened a bottle of 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon from California's North Coast. It's made by Andretti Winery. Yes, it's Mario Andretti wine.

It had a full bodied, bold, nutty smell. It didn't disappoint when I tasted it either. It was a thick heavy wine. It was very dry with a strong oak flavor. I'd serve it with soft port wine cheese and crackers. As for a meal it'd go well with any red meat and even went well with pork bbq.

Snowed In

The daycare I was going to interview at today is closed because of bad weather. We got a bit of snow and then freezing rain. I called this morning and the voice mail said there was a 2 hour delay. About a half hour after that I found out they are closed today. I wanted the interview to be today but I didn't want to go in this weather. I'm going to call tomorrow morning and hopefully go in tomorrow too.

Since I'm snowed in I'm sitting here looking out the window with coffee in hand, watching very few cars go by. It's nice and cozy in here and I'm under a nice fleece blanket. I'd like to do this all day but I'll probably swiffer the walls, baseboards and hardwood floors. I also need to organize the upstairs closets. After that I might watch a movie or read some of the book I'm into.

Dinner tonight is Pork BBQ. I have left over pork from a roast I made the other day. I have a bottle of Andretti Cabernet Sauvignon to drink with it. Can't wait to try it.