Vino Girl

about me

My husband and I married straight out of college in July of 1992. I work as the Assistant Manager at a wine shop which allows me to drink on the job! (OK, not that much, but it's still a fun job...) Besides helping customers choose wine they will like (and also help with food and wine pairings for their menus), I also get to help with the catering end of the business, so I get to spend a fair amount of time in the kitchen making fun appetizers and beautiful food displays. I am also just beginning part-time work at a fromagerie, so I am looking forward to learning all about exotic cheeses and their accompaniments! So yeah - that means I can now eat on the job, too. :^D

We live on several peaceful wooded acres on a cute little river in rural NE Wisconsin, with 3 indoor cranky old-lady cats (they are all in their teens) and whatever stray outdoor cats that have decided to adopt us on any given day. The cute puppy in the picture is Jake, our Elhew-bred English Pointer that we brought home on Easter weekend 2007.

We previously had a weimaraner named Mike........

We loved him so much and missed him so much when he was gone. It took us 3 years before we were ready for a new dog, but the wait was worth it.

I USUALLY eat and cook healthy, but I rarely pass up dessert, either. I do not eat red meat, and try to limit other animal products, too. I love to bake, although I seem to collect a lot of scone and biscotti recipes which I NEVER get around to making.

My favorite condiment is ketchup. I love sushi, chocolate, and if I could only take one food with me to a desert island it would be peanut butter.

There's not a lot I really don't like, but I HATE mayo! I don't really like creamy textured things, or mint or orange flavors either.

I seem to give a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews here - I seem to have a pretty good sense of what I like by looking at a recipe before I try it. Thank you to anyone that tries my recipes in return, or photographs them.

Charlotte:

Amber:

Ashley:

........And a grown up Jake (one year old in January 2008) -





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