Beef Wellington

Beef Wellington is a preparation of fillet steak coated with pâté and then wrapped in puff pastry and baked. It’s fit for royalty, of course. It’s a special meal – one for you and one for kings and queens, alike. The origin of the name is unclear, with no definite connection to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke…

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Rosemary Merlot Meatballs and Mushrooms

On another super rare occasion, I found myself with just a tad bit of leftover wine. It really never happens…well, ok…sometimes. But, as an extreme creature of habit, an intensely ritualistic and “rule” oriented woman, it’s almost guaranteed that the math will work out just so that not a single drop of red wine will…

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