Chocolate, The Chesapeake Bay retriever returned to Meadow Hills Veterinary Center in Kennewick, who have been coordinating Chocolate's care and plan to announce next week which family will adopt him.
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Food for Thought: Learn to couple chocolate, dinner
Food for Thought: Learn to couple chocolate, dinner
Pairing red wines with chocolate treats is easy. What is hard is finding savory dishes featuring this tasty New World food.
Sign up for the Feb. 18 Death by Chocolate Dinner at Desert Wine Winery in Prosser, and you will discover four ways to incorporate chocolate into a dinner menu. Plus you will end the evening on a sweet note with two delectable desserts.
The menu is: Butterflied prawns in chocolate sauce with a chocolate-cherry tomato pop, a mixed green salad with cocoa nibs and Chukar Cherries, spiced chocolate and tomato bisque, stuffed pork tenderloin with a cacao-chile rub and chocolate polenta, chocolate ganache torte with raspberry coulis and, for an after-dinner treat, chocolate port with chocolate dipped bacon.
Red Wine and Chocolate set Feb. 18-19 in Valley
Red Wine and Chocolate set Feb. 18-19 in Valley
More than 40 Yakima Valley wineries will celebrate their annual Red Wine and Chocolate weekend Feb. 18-19 by sampling some of their premier vintages and offering special chocolate treats to pair with them.
Tickets are not required, but VIP pass holders will be invited to share in wine and chocolate pairings, guided cellar tours, library tastings, discounted events and other activities not available to the general public during the event.
A two-day VIP pass costs $30 if purchased by Feb. 11. Cost is $35 at the event. Tickets are available at most participating wineries.
Food for Thought: Pair wine, treats Feb. 18-19
Food for Thought: Pair wine, treats Feb. 18-19
More than 40 Yakima Valley wineries will celebrate their annual Red Wine & Chocolate weekend Feb. 18-19 by sampling some of their premier vintages and offering special chocolate treats to pair with them.
Purchase a premier pass and at many wineries you will be invited to share in exclusive wine and chocolate pairings, guided cellar tours, library tastings, discounted events and other activities not available to the general public. The cost for a pass is $30 if bought by Feb. 11, or $35 if bought during the Red Wine & Chocolate weekend at the wineries.
For information about the weekend or to buy a pass, go to www.wineyakimavalley.org.
CHOCOLATE WEEK: CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE
CHOCOLATE WEEK: CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE
It's the week that contains Valentine's Day, and even though it'll be over by Wednesday, there's no reason not to continue eating the official food of Valentine's Day the whole week. This week, we'll share decadent recipes that utilize chocolate. Today's comes from Saveur magazine.
INGREDIENTS
16 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes and chilled, plus more for pie plate
1⁄4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 9-oz. package chocolate wafers, finely ground (about 2 1⁄4 cups)
3 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
2⁄3 cup plus 2 tbsp. sugar
1⁄4 cup cornstarch
9 egg yolks
9 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
2 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups heavy cream
Dark chocolate, for garnish
Holiday events: Living Nativity
Holiday events: Living Nativity
Kennewick Church of the Nazarene's Living Nativity, which features live animals, is Dec. 16-17 and 23-24 at the church, 2402 S. Union St. The show runs every half-hour between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Admission is free. Hot chocolate and cider and cookies will be served in the church after the event.
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