I tend to drink lighter red wines throughout the year, but they are even more welcome in brighter weather ... so it is not surprising that I have always been a huge fan of the red wines of the Loire.
In this rustic and elegant one-pot meal, an array of root vegetables is braised with chicken thighs in a red wine, garlic and thyme-infused broth, which is then reduced to form a flavorful sauce ... .
This twist on the traditional Burgundian dish uses duck eggs and pureed garlic for extra luxury and flavor, while leaving out the bacon lardons (and offering a sauce option) to keep it appropriate for vegetarians ... .
The best radicchio to use for this rosy-red risotto is the long type, sometimes called radicchio di Treviso, but the short, round balls of radicchio work well, too ... .
Sugar and spices turn even lesser-quality wine into a deeply flavored condiment good for drizzling on ice cream, chocolate desserts or citrus segments or for folding into Greek-style yogurt ... .
Baking slowly at a low temperature is a technique Michel Richard uses to ensure that salmon, tuna and swordfish will stay moist and still cook evenly throughout ... .