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High food prices getting you down? Aren't these times difficult enough without the cost of our food increasing? Our budgets are stretched and yet the necessities of life sometimes are priced out of our reach. In November 2010, the Wall Street Journal quoted the United States Agriculture Department stating "food prices are rising faster than overall … [Read more...]
Growing up I can remember the first time I took a bite of Chicken Marsala and I was hooked from then on. I do not know why with my love for the flavorful meal I make it but once in a blue moon. I love mushrooms and the way the wine gets soaked into the mushroom giving it that really tasty flavor that makes me really feel at peace making sure I don't … [Read more...]
I recently read a quote that said something like, “Your body already truly and deeply loves vegetables, even if your taste buds don't love them yet”. Too true! How ‘bout this one? “Food choices are a fork in the road that is always in front of you, where one way leads to discomfort and disease, and the other leads to enjoyable life”. Give me the … [Read more...]
As the Roving Wino I’m expected to be ambling about town having a great time doing nothing but tasting wine and sampling the town’s best restaurants. Nothing is further from the truth because in actuality I am hand-cuffed to my computer day in and day out. It always thrills me to get a chance to get out and Taste of Temecula’s Meet and Greet is a … [Read more...]
The first thing that’s noticeable about the new Pizzeria Venti Restaurant is how much the décor changed from when it Pizzeria Venti was Anthony’s Ristorante. The interior walls have been removed and large windows line the walls. It’s now bright, light and airy. As I walked up to the friendly faces behind the counter I couldn’t help but admire the … [Read more...]
According to owner LaDonna Olson, their casual Italian dining establishment, Bella's Pizza Villa, is "the real back east deal." And in this writer's humble opinion, LaDonna and husband Bill are also the 'real back east deal' in the best possible sense of the word. They are from the south side and southwest suburbs of Chicago and spent their early years … [Read more...]
What a blessing to live in this beautiful Valley! Today, our lunch group dined on the patio at The Mill in Murrieta. While umbrellas covered most of the heads there, I chose to sit in the sun listening to energetic chatter on either side of me. Across from me sat Marilyn, with her daughter, thoroughly enjoying a finger-lickin’ mini pizza. Ed, on … [Read more...]
