FANTINI SANGIOVESE

“Fruit of the vine and work of human hands.” taken from the Catholic Mass. FANTINI wines are part of the larger wine producing family, Farnese. Based in Abruzzo, Italy, this family has vineyards and wineries in various places around the boot. This sangiovese is a product of the region known as the “Terre di Chieti,”

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BRUSSELS SPROUTS

“What came first, the chicken or the egg?” says he.“Who cares?” says I.“Chickens lay eggs. Eggs produce chickens. Chickens are self-propagating.” Chicken. Just the word paints a picture. Bad handwriting becomes chicken scratching. A person who lacks courage is called a chicken. Then of course there is the age old question,”What came first, the chicken

BEAT THE RAINY DAY BLUES

“Beware the Ides of March.” Shakespeare“March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb.” ? Today is a cloudy, cold day here in Coastal North Carolina. It is supposed to rain any minute now, so they say on tv, and the rain is expected to last and stick around for a while. But it

Wine by JOE

“Hey brother, can you spare a dime for a cup o’ Joe?”Watch almost any film noir from the 1930’s, 40’s or 50’s and this line will appear somehow, some way. At the time some down-on-his-luck guy would be asking this of a man who appeared to be better off than he was so a dime

THE CLASSIC MEATBALL

Throughout my entire life I have been a fan of good comedy, especially old time comedies. Laurel and Hardy, Hope and Crosby, Martin and Lewis on and on and on. But there is one particular scene I remember from the old Abbott and Costello tv show when Bud Abbott is trying to explain to Mr