Tortellini Soup Recipe

 I really wanted to get this post up while it’s still cold out. My mom made this soup and I asked her to make it again and show me how to do it. It’s delicious and will warm you right up when it’s cold out! She got the recipe from a Kroger recipe book and it is so easy I know you’ll make it at least 5 more times before it gets hot out and that’s a lot since it’s the middle of march.  I regret not making more soups.  They are fool proof since all you do is throw everything in a pot and heat it up.

My mom says she has tried this a few different

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Wine Label Design Awards

Recently I entered the wine packages of Harkness Edwards Vineyards in a wine label contest sponsored by AgGenius. Their panel of judges were selected based on their previous marketing and design experience. The entrants were limited to wines sold commercially in Kentucky produced by wineries in the state.  We put a great emphasis on our labels and collectively work very hard to create labels to add to our customer’s experience. We were honored that our labels were awarded first and second place prizes. They did not have a third place prize but we were told that our "Fling" wine was

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Go Eat Planet Thai

Spicy Eggplant and Tom Yum Soup fortune cookie

 

The fortune cookie says it all: "Impatience may be appropriate at this time."

In other words: "Get up right now and come eat this delicious Thai food."

Planet Thai is another one of Lexington's secrets located off of Nicholasville Road.
It is neither intimidating nor smug- just good.

I have never been to a Thai restaurant before that has such fresh
spices and herbs paired with mouth watering dishes. My preferred dish is the
spicy eggplant and chicken with the Tom Yum soup (pictured above). I swear- it
does not take a day before I am craving Thai again. 

Not a spice lover like me? No wo

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Brandon Monroe, the Experiences and Knowledge of a Sommelier

So you think you’re a wine connoisseur? Then surely you know what a sommelier is. I would venture to guess that to many people, including myself, the definition is a little unclear. I could only assume that if I were at a restaurant with an extensive wine list and someone came to the table exclusively to help us select a wine, then that person’s title would be the sommelier. I have come to understand that the definition can refer to someone with a much larger area of expertise and can even be used broadly to describe various professions or passions in wine, spirits or beverages.&nb

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A visit to Bleugrass Chèvre

If you ever came over for a meal at my house it would be a safe bet that there would always be one thing served, cheese. Whether it’s an ingredient or served by itself there is always cheese in some way. I would dare say it’s even more superfluous than wine at my table. My favorite kind of cheese, hands down, is fresh chèvre. You could imagine my excitement when I discovered there was a goat dairy in town. You could imagine my excitement tripled when I discovered that it was just a few miles from where I live.

Susan Miller is the owner of Bleugrass Chèvre.  She ga

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