Days Of Wine And Bacon

They say you shouldn't cook with a wine you won’t drink. I don’t drink wine. So where does that leave me? Buying the cheapest wine I find, that is where.

I found this pork chop recipe a few months ago and it has been a hit around here. Pintrest… is there anything it can’t do?

It calls for white wine.

I was going to make it a few weeks ago and I was out of white wine. Around the same time, Carolynn wanted me to make her and Michelle’s favorite, bacon fried rice. We were also out of bacon. So I ask David to pick up those two items on his way home one day.

He picks up the girls from school and heads over to the Winco. He picks up a $2.97 bottle of white wine and a pound of bacon. Quite the combo; Less than $6 purchase.

He takes it up and the cashier won’t ring it up for him. He shows his ID. Okay, he looks young. Good for him. But he has his ID so no big deal… Or so you would think.

But the checker won’t sell him the wine. She insinuates that David is buying this wine to give to Carolynn and Catherine who are with him. Because they are under aged and he looks like the kind of guy who buys $2.97 bottles of wine for minors. Or so he can get them drunk and take advantage of them. Whatever.

The manager is called and basically tells him the same thing. He tries telling them that they are his kids but no one is buying that. We just cook with it. They aren’t buying that either. They eventually let him make his purchase, after making him feel like a creepy child predator first.

I know a lot of dumb criminals.

But in this case…

If you are planning on buying alcohol for minors, why would you bring them with you? Why would you make the purchase in broad daylight at a large market? And why would you buy a cheap bottle of white wine? And why would you need bacon?

Bacon…

Heavy Drinking

So I was thinking about drinking. Not drinking right now, but in general. I am not much of a drinker. Seriously, I bought a bottle of Bacardi like a year ago and it isn't even open. I do enjoy an occasional margarita with some enchiladas. But what has been on my mind today has been wine.

My friend Trisha ordered some fabulous wine for her Thanksgiving feast. One of my favorite blog buddies, Nicole at Red Lotus Mama is always chatting about wine. There are plenty of stories about wine being good for your health. So I was thinking about giving it a go. I cook with wine often. I just buy whatever the cheapest one is when need some to cook with.

I have actually drank some wine and a few have tasted pretty good. But I couldn't tell you what kind they were. I could give you a basic color. I don't know what kind goes with what foods. So I have been doing some research.

At Winco, after much personal debate, I got a bottle of Zinfandel. That's a red one. Red wine is supposed to be good for your heart right?

Trisha sent me this website and I have been checking these out. Maybe I will find something awesome. And if it helps my health...

Cheers!

Wine or Whine

Today at work, we had a man come in to buy some baskets. He gave us all this wine… A lot of wine. I got four bottles of wine, two red and two white. Plus I got one bottle of grape juice for the kids. Anyway, I do not know a thing about wine. I never drank any in my life. I am not much of a drinker. I saw alcohol do some really bad stuff to some people I like a long time ago. After that, I never really wanted to be like that. So, does anyone know anything about wine? The four bottles I have are

California Classic Chablis
California Muscat of Alexandria
California Classic Red Table Wine
California Carignane/Rouge

The first two I am pretty sure are white wines and the bottom two are red. Maybe I will try them.



Carolynn went to the Knott’s Berry Farm today with her friend Kina. She will probably write all about it on her page.

Tomorrow is our turkey extravaganza. I got the bird in the fridge. I am ready to cook. Catherine wrote this list of things she is thankful for at school.

I’m thankful for David, Mom, Brett, Aaron, Elvis, Carolynn, and Hercules.
I’m thankful for school because I would be smart when I grow up
I’m thankful I have my family because I would have a home.
I’m thankful for God because He made me.
I’m thankful for food because I won’t die.
I’m thankful for family, Kitty, Elvis, Priscilla, David, Mommy, Daddy, and Jesus.

There sure are a lot of pets on that list.

That is all for now. Oh, yes and here are a few more pictures of our new place.


This is our old kitchen. The dishwasher didn't work. Only half of the stove burners worked and one of the drawers was broken.


This is our new kitchen. It's way better.


This is the old dining room. It was small and cramped and the cupboard over there had the washer and dryer in it.


This is our new dining room. It's much bigger and nicer.

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