Roll out the barrels for a super tasting of wines
Santa Clara Valley wineries are getting a head start on the Super Bowl 50 celebration by hosting “Super Barrel Tasting Day” on Saturday, February 6, 2016. Wine lovers are invited to visit selected wineries along the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail and be among the first to taste the newest vintages straight from the aging barrels.
Making homemade salsa
My next door neighbor walked out to her backyard one day and noticed a little green plant that was growing out of the rain gutter above her bedroom window. Upon closer inspection, what she actually had was a small tomato plant. “A gutter tomato!” she joked, as she and her son transplanted it into a large pot.After tending to this and several other tomato plants, she started to get quite a harvest, which she very generously shared with me.And what does one do when they have an abundance of tomatoes that they need to use up? One makes salsa. Or at least one should, because it is so easy to make and so unbelievably delicious when fresh.
OFF THE TOP: Kicking isn’t easy and Jan. 14 is a big day
First of all, I thought it was ridiculous that the NFL won out over tradition and that the Tournament of Roses Parade and subsequent Rose Bowl game were pushed to Jan. 2. Waking up New Year morning and flipping to the parade, waiting for the “Grand Daddy of them all” has been the one constant at the beginning of each year. Definitely a bummer not having the game on the day it belongs. Obviously, it boils down to the money. But still, no bowl games on Jan. 1? Dropped the ball on that one.
