Risotto Di Mare Wine: We have a Chenin Blanc 2017 "Petit Zebra" from Western Cape, South Africa. It is crisp, zingy, with citrus (aka acidic) and some tropical flavors. Food pairing: Gina did a risotto with rice, some onions and cayenne peppers, topped with some seafood (calamari). A chenin blanc from the shore with seafood... […]

I'm a bit chauvinistic. I'm not really chauvinistic, we didn't even celebrate Bastille day. But when the French wins the Soccer World Cup, I'm it. I applaud the Croatians who won against the English to make it to the final. Croatia have pretty good wines and are making a come back on the market. They […]

Sunday Breakfast Today we are having eggs cooked in white wine and butter with gruyère and Dijon mustard, then served on a toasted muffin. The wine is our own Riesling. We used to do that recipe a lot in Seattle with Château Saint Michel Riesling. But I think it is better with ours.Ours is silkier […]

40th Rodeo 4th of July Parade Rodeo, NM, had its 40th parade for the 4th of July. It was nice. We watched but did not participate this year again.   40ième Parade du 4 Juillet à Rodeo, NM Rodeo, NM, a eu sa 40ième parade pour le 4 July (fête de l'indépendance). C'était trés bien. […]

Riesling and Coq Au Vin Blanc Wine: CHV Riesling 2017. Nice, dry and acidic. Food pairing: Well, our rooster, Brandy "the Randy", had an accident with our dog and broke its neck. So it became dinner (4 dinners to be precised). We decided to use our own Riesling to marinate our poor rooster and do […]

Fire Training To be a volunteer Fire Fighter is one thing, but you still need some training...So here it is. We played with the Forest Fire Dept teams from Douglas, AZ, and a team from Idaho that is deployed here during our Fire Season. It was fun. Two days later a lightning started a fire […]

Table for Four We like dinning outside so much that we built a concrete table (therefore permanent). It's bigger and stronger than our camping table that rodent were chewing through and the wind bouncing around. The table top weights over 320 lbs...It's not going anywhere. Finally, it's big enough we can receive friends and family […]

We re-use everything at CHV We like our cappuccino with goat milk in the morning, but after a while it is a lot of capsules. Well, we open them and use the coffee as fertilizer in the garden, then we recycle the aluminium capsules. Nothing goes to waste here. Nous ré-utilisons tout à CHV Nous […]

Bordeaux and Steak Au Poivre Wine: Saint Vincent Baron, Bordeaux 2014. It has Cabernet Sauvignon of course, and also Cabernet Franc and Merlot. It's a classic Bordeaux Rive Gauche. Food Pairing: Angus steak with a pepper sauce and asparagus saute. Side dish is giant capers and palm hearts. The pepper, vegetable and side dish are […]

Serrano Ham We got ourselves a whole Serrano ham, and it is good! We have some with cheese, or with cantaloupe, or just with bread...it is so good! It goes with many wines, but here we had cheese and a Chardonnay from Bookwalter from Eastern Washington. Jambon de Serrano Nous nous sommes achetés un jambon […]