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100 Recipes Using Leftover Red Wine. If you’re a wine enthusiast, it may be difficult to believe that you would ever have any leftover wine. I am indeed a wine enthusiast, and I found myself in the unique position of having a bunch of open red wine bottles after a dinner party last weekend. What could I do with the wine besides drink it?!

I posed this question to my Facebook page, and I received an abundance of suggestions. First and foremost, I learned that you can actually freeze wine to be used later (it won’t be good to drink, but it will be fine to add to recipes). Breakfast:Oeufs en Meurette (Poached Eggs in Red Wine Sauce) by My French KitchenFinnish Pancake with Raspberry Red Wine Sauce by Off the Meat HookYogurt with Red-Wine Poached Nectarines by 80 BreakfastsSpiced Pear Bread Pudding with Red Wine Glaze by Poor Girl Eats Well Also: How to Remove Red Wine Stains by the Kitchn7 Tips for Cooking with Wine by Stone Soup There you go! NutsOnline, now Nuts.com | Premium Bulk & Wholesale Nuts, Dried Fruits & Gift Baskets.

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Trusted Recipes. The Truth Behind Coffee Labels. 17 and Baking. The New Way to Eat Pasta. Perfect Iced Coffee. Iced coffee is my life. When I wake up, often around the time party animals on the west coast are just heading home, I start each day not with a cup of freshly brewed hot java, but with a tall, blessed glass of creamy iced coffee in a glass. I’ve been an iced coffee freakazoid for years and years. To say I couldn’t live without it is an understatement. It gives me the tools I need to cope. Iced coffee is a complicated thing, and there are many different approaches. 1. Given the previous set of facts, one would assume that the logical solution would be to brew hot coffee, then transfer the brew to the fridge, allow it to cool, and use it to make iced coffee from there.

There are reasons this method results in a smoother, richer, more delicious concentrate than simply brewing strong coffee and refrigerating it. (Note: I’ve totally adapted/tweaked coffee/water amounts to suit my own tastes. I start with a big ol’ container. Rip open a pound of ground coffee. Pour in the coffee. Glorious. Bitter Melon Stir-fry. Serves 4. This recipe calls for red wine vinegar or even balsamic vinegar for a bit more "bite. " but if you have a good Chinese rice wine feel free to substitute it. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound bitter melon (about 1 1/4 melons)1 tablespoon minced garlic1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes2 tablespoons oil for stir-frying2 tablespoons soy sauce1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar1/2 teaspoon sugara few drops sesame oil (optional) Preparation: To prepare the bitter melon, cut in half lengthwise, remove the seeds and cut on the diagonal into thin slices.

Heat wok over medium high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil. Add the bitter melon. Reader Review of Bitter Melon Stir-fry Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. Pork With Bitter Melon - a classic with Chinese black beansMore Chinese Vegetables RecipesMain Chinese Recipes File.

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