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Food & Wine
Enjoy food and wine in retirement. Advice on food and wine. Recipes for a trio of dishes. Cooking ideas. Travel for food and wine.


Great dishes featuring duck for dinner
This blog post highlights a number of excellent recipes for duck at dinner.

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Feb 26, 20232 min read


Travel to Singapore
This blog post features a visit to Singapore and highlights the attractions and exotic food that can be found there.

therockettman
Jan 26, 20233 min read


Travel to Hong Kong
This blog post highlights the varied and exotic cuisine found in Hong Kong.

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Jan 16, 20233 min read


Great Virginia wines for the holidays
This blog posts highlights Virginia wine varietals to complement holiday dishes, including a sparkling, Petit Verdot and Viognier.

therockettman
Dec 20, 20223 min read


Food and wine tour of Venice
This blog post highlights a gastronomic tour of Venice, called a giro de ombre, tasting local cicchetti at various bacari of Venice.

therockettman
Nov 18, 20223 min read


Quick and tasty chicken dinner
This post highlights quick and tasty chicken dishes including chicken thighs in salsa verde, chicken steam roast and wine-baked chicken legs

therockettman
Jun 5, 20222 min read


Culinary tour of Portugal's Alentejo region
This blog post highlights gastronomy of the Alentejo region of Portugal, including the wines of Esporao and Cartuxa.

therockettman
Mar 12, 20223 min read


Appetizers for parties
This blog post features tasty party appetizers with a Spanish theme for entertaining, including escalibada, gambas al ajillo and pulpo.

therockettman
Feb 21, 20223 min read


Seafood risotto dishes
This blog post features three seafood risotto dishes that include squid risotto, lobster risotto and scallop risotto.

therockettman
Jan 13, 20222 min read


Easy holiday cocktails
This blog features three easy holiday cocktail recipes, including Dark 'n Stormy, Spicy Pomegranate Moscow Mule and Cinnamon Bourbon Fizz.

therockettman
Dec 13, 20212 min read


Great party appetizers
Favorite appetizers for launching a culinary evening!

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Mar 6, 20212 min read


So you have a small kitchen?
How to work around a small kitchen by leveraging remote storage and outside spaces.

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Feb 15, 20212 min read


Great cookbooks
These are the great cookbooks that have inspired me the most over the years.

therockettman
Jan 31, 20212 min read


Venison dishes
If you are a fan of venison, you should find an enticing dish among the three recipes covered by my most recent blog post.

therockettman
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Sparkling wine is not just for the holidays
Sparkling wine is not just for the holidays. What grape varieties make a sparkling wine and which regions stand out.

therockettman
Dec 28, 20202 min read


Christmas traditions
This blog post presents our favorite holiday traditions, among them cheese fondue and smoked salmon with scrambled eggs.

therockettman
Dec 23, 20202 min read


More alternatives to turkey at Thanksgiving
Here are some thoughts on an unconventional Thanksgiving dinner combining turkey, cranberry, squash and apple in an unusual but elegant way.

therockettman
Nov 20, 20202 min read


Cedar plank grilling
This blog post features recipes for cooking on a cedar plank, including chicken, salmon and scallops.

therockettman
Aug 20, 20202 min read


Pappardelle dishes
This blog post features three sauce recipes for pappardelle, including smoked salmon, venison Bolognese and bagna cauda.

therockettman
Aug 5, 20202 min read


Tenderloin cuts
This blog post features a trio of tenderloin recipes, including beef tenderloin, venison tenderloin and pork tenderloin.

therockettman
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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