I attended my first Tasteful Times Wine Tasting this month, and I wanted to share this great experience with you.

If you love wine and you haven’t been to a wine tasting  before you should give it a try. It’s a great way to sample a variety of wines and see what fits your palate.  What’s even better about this event is supporting a locally owned store featuring many locally made products.  That’s a win win in my book.

The wines are grouped at tables, and each is hosted by a winery representative that can assist you with any questions about the wine. Upon entering you are given a sheet with names and prices of all the wines you’ll have the opportunity to sample and purchase, this is very important because you’ll  want to make notes as you go or you will forget, trust me!

There was a variety of people there which I really liked. You had your couples that were treating this as a date night and went out for dinner afterwards, there were many girls night out groups and even neighborhood friends.  

We had an assortment of cheeses, crackers and dips prepared to sample that are sold in the store.

Tasteful Times is open during the entire event so you could easily check it out in more detail (and get more samples there too!) and snag some of the wines you fell in love with. Nothing is worse than buying a wine  that doesn’t fit your palate. With 50 + wines to taste at this event, I assure you that you’ll  find a wine you love.  I should also note that this wine event costs only $10 per person. Wow!

Next Tasteful Times

Wine Tastings:

October 18

November  22

December 13

I had a fabulous time meeting so many new faces in Fishers that share my love affair with wine and good food.  It was a pleasure meeting those that I had the chance to meet. 

Until next time, Cheers!

Angie

Pineapple Ginger Chicken

Pineapple Ginger Chicken

This recipe is very simple to make and has fantastic flavor.  It features locally made Wilks & Wilson Pineapple Gomme elixir which adds wonderful sweetness to the dish while the Bluegrass Soy Sauce adds the savory.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup Wilks & Wilson Pineapple Gomme
• 2 Tbps Bluegrass Soy Sauce
• 1 Tbps freshly grated ginger (or 1/2 tsp ground ginger)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3-4 skinless chicken breast
• 2 scallions thinly sliced (optional)

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 375

2) Whisk together the Pineapple Gomme, soy sauce, ginger and garlic.

3) Add the chicken to a baking dish just large enough to hold the chicken in a single layer and pour the sauce over the chicken.

4) Bake the chicken until cooked through, about 20-25 minutes.

5) Remove the baking dish from the oven and transfer the chicken to a holding plate while pouring the juices into a medium skillet. Make sure to cover the chicken so it will stay warm during this process.

6) Bring the juices to a boil over medium high heat and reduce until syrupy, about 5 minutes. Let it set 2-4 minutes to thicken.

7) Serve the chicken with the sauce spooned over the chicken. Top with scallions.

TIPS: If you have a meat tenderizer I recommend pounding the chicken thin if you wish to slice it and serve it over rice or salad. Plus, it cuts down on the cooking time the thinner the meat.

Welcome to our new Blog!

Welcome to the NEW Tasteful Times blog.

Why the new blog?

Our previous blog was on our website and therefore had an age restriction. With that being said, we were afraid many of you were missing out on local eats and recipes we posted.  In the store we have a variety of local meats from Smoking Goose, a great selection of local food items and many locally made sweets! 

We hope you enjoy following along as we share our favorite wines, beers, recipes and local eats with all of you.

Cheers!