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We have (at last approximate count, when we were unpacking from our move) more than 160 cookbooks and cooking-related works. Sometimes we use them for actual recipes, often we just like to read them, but most frequently they're inspiration. For example, I received Thomas Keller's The French Laundry Cookbook for Christmas, and I've already got some new ideas on deconstructed dishes and sauces.
A few of our cookbooks receive rotating space on a counter in the kitchen, and here are some of the most recent that we've been using for ideas.
Last night's dinner was a cauliflower, apple, onion, current, and dill casserole, with green-onion and Camembert cornbread. (Both inspired by The Herbal Kitchen cookbook, in top photo, which is based on the menu from the Herbfarm Restaurant in Woodinville, Washington.)
A Meal Without Wine is our blog about food, cooking, wine, and many things related to the enjoyment of life. “A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.” – Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
What's This All About?
If you’ve visited this site before, you might notice some changes. We’ve re-focused on cooking as creativity; interesting meals; wine pairings. In short, more food, still some wine, but seldom wine reviews.
By the way, you won’t find a comments section here. We long ago grew tired of sniping, comment spam, and uninformed opinions. Read us if you enjoy what we have to say. If you have a polite question or comment, please feel free to contact us through the Who Are We section below.
By the way, you won’t find a comments section here. We long ago grew tired of sniping, comment spam, and uninformed opinions. Read us if you enjoy what we have to say. If you have a polite question or comment, please feel free to contact us through the Who Are We section below.
It's Wine Time (Somewhere)
Current time in Washington State
Who Are We?
Ken Hulick has been a writer, editor, photographer, and chef for decades. His foodie background includes being a private chef, working at a cheesemonger and Italian deli, and writing food and wine articles. He is writing a food/cooking/creativity book (not a cookbook) tentatively called The Cooking School of Life – you might occasionally see excerpts here.
He was also the creative director and a writer/photographer for California Grower magazine (an agricultural trade publication). His professional career has been primarily as a marketing and branding consultant to a variety of clients in several different industries, as well as a lot of freelance magazine writing and photography.
Francesca Campbell Hulick is an oil painter and photographer. She prepares great meals when Ken lets her in the kitchen.
He was also the creative director and a writer/photographer for California Grower magazine (an agricultural trade publication). His professional career has been primarily as a marketing and branding consultant to a variety of clients in several different industries, as well as a lot of freelance magazine writing and photography.
Francesca Campbell Hulick is an oil painter and photographer. She prepares great meals when Ken lets her in the kitchen.
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Other Wine & Food Blogs We Enjoy
Wine & Food Links
- THE COOKING SCHOOL OF LIFE: Private cooking lessons and private chef services.
- APPELLATION AMERICA: North America winery information.
- TURLEY: Great, big Zinfandels and other wines.
- RIDGE VINEYARDS: Our favorite California reds, especially Zinfandel.
- CAMBRIA: Burgundian reds and whites, especially Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
- PAHLMEYER: California reds and whites for the true enthusiast.
- CORKSAVVY.COM: Wine articles, news, and free applications.
- THE WINE HUB: Wine and wine-tourism information.
- WINE DIRECTORY: Internet resources.
- WINE TRAVEL GUIDES: Excellent Europe wine travel resources.
Disclosure:
We write this blog for fun. We offer our honest opinions and commentary about the topics we choose to discuss.
Although the world runs on “grease,” none seems to flow our direction – no free wines, no free winery tours. Should we ever accept any freebies, and subsequently write about that wine, winery, company, or destination, we will disclose that information in our review. Our review will still carry our honest opinion – positive, negative, or neutral.
Secondly, we are not part of any affiliate marketing program. We get no compensation from referrals if we write positively about a wine, winery, destination, product, or service. We get no revenue from any link to any site we refer to anywhere in our writing.
Lastly, we have no control over ads that Google posts on our site. We don’t even know the content of those ads, as they change frequently and at random. To be honest, we don’t even look at what’s being advertised.
Although the world runs on “grease,” none seems to flow our direction – no free wines, no free winery tours. Should we ever accept any freebies, and subsequently write about that wine, winery, company, or destination, we will disclose that information in our review. Our review will still carry our honest opinion – positive, negative, or neutral.
Secondly, we are not part of any affiliate marketing program. We get no compensation from referrals if we write positively about a wine, winery, destination, product, or service. We get no revenue from any link to any site we refer to anywhere in our writing.
Lastly, we have no control over ads that Google posts on our site. We don’t even know the content of those ads, as they change frequently and at random. To be honest, we don’t even look at what’s being advertised.