Strawberries and lemon are a pretty classic combination. Maybe not on the level of strawberries dipped in chocolate, or strawberries and cream – but generally speaking you can’t go wrong. This recipe is a fusion of traditional sugar cookies with lemon and strawberries added in, resulting in a completely new summer cookie.

The edges are a bit crispy, the centers delicate and soft – a really wonderful texture contrast that kept us grabbing for cookie after cookie after cookie. These little beauties are dangerous, since it’s hard to stop after just one. Continue Reading

Last year, for Dinner 6, we endeavored to home cook our pre-Thanksgiving Thanksgiving dinner. Laura’s menu included a first course of Roasted Butternut Squash Soup, followed by a delicious roasted turkey (read about her brining technique here) with Apple and Onion Stuffing Muffins, Peas with Shallots and Pancetta, mashed potatoes, and roasted vegetables. Everything was a success. Continue Reading

By Hairee Lee

For this cocktail, we decided to add a cheese platter. Besides the fact that I love cheese, when I think wine, I think cheese so it just made gustatory sense, which in my book is always good sense.

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Written by Hairee Lee

It was back in February that I first met Jim and Page. They hosted Dinner #8 on a cold and stormy night. Inside, a fire was a-blaze in the fire place, a fantastic meal of seasonal ingredients a-digesting in our bellies, enjoyed in Page and Jim’s a-mazing medieval times inspired dining room.

For more pictures of the dinner go to our album on Flikr.

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