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Posts Tagged ‘colorado wine’

Spiced Chicken Breasts with Poblano and Bell Pepper Rajas

Spiced Chicken Breasts with Poblano and Bell Pepper Rajas

Spiced Chicken Breasts with Poblano and Bell Pepper Rajas are chicken breasts with a southwestern flair.  The recipe is similar to chicken fajitas without the tortilla.  The chicken is juicy and the onions and peppers are tender and flavorful.  With homemade guacamole or some tomatillo salsa on the side, you have the perfect southwestern style [...]

Casônsèi della Val Camonica

Casônsèi della Val Camonica

Casônsèi, also know as casoncelli, is an interesting stuffed pasta dish, similar to a ravioli, tortelloni or agnolotti. Casônsèi della Val Camonica has its origins in the Camonica Valley in Lombardy.  Some say casônsèi means little caskets, and others say it means house pasta.  Either way, it is a great dish. Casônsèi is a sheet pasta [...]

Bonacquisti Wine Company

Bonacquisti Wine Company

Bonacquisti Wine Company is a winery that produces wines that are hard to beat.  Located in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Northwest Denver, Bonacquisti makes their wine in a chic industrial wine loft.  If you should go there for a tasting, you will have an up close view on how the wine is made. When visiting the winery, you will receive a [...]

J.A. Balistreri Vineyards

J.A. Balistreri Vineyards

I recently had the privilege of visiting J.A. Balistreri Vineyards in North Denver. Balistreri is a family winery that is celebrating its twelfth year in business as a winery and ten years being open to the public. The Balistreri’s previously had a commercial flower business. John had been making wine at home for years. But in 1996 the [...]