http://TheRomanticTable.com/ Recipes- Food- Wine- Cooking- Guide to the California Central Coast en-us TheRomanticTable(c) Copyright 2008-2009 chervil@theromantictable.com (webmaster) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:13:40 -0600 http://TheRomanticTable.com/recipe_page.php?recipe_ID=174 http://TheRomanticTable.com/recipe_page.php?recipe_ID=174 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:06:40 -0600 Rigatoni with Black Olives and Mushrooms is a robust tomato ragu that incorporates Italian brown mushrooms with oil-cured black olives (or Kalamatas) garlic and a little red pepper on rigatoni pasta, topped with a little Parmesan cheese. This is a waist-friendly recipe that you'll be able to pull out whenever you're feeling like you need to "stream-line" your regime and get back "to basics." And oh! Is it ever delicious! http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=593 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=593 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:34:28 -0600 The 40 days preceding Easter Sunday are known as Lent and hold religious significance for those of us of the Christian faith. During this time, we are asked to fast and simplify our life to cleanse ourselves spiritually as well as physically in anticipation of Easter. Traditionally in the Mediterranean area the local people would also have abstained from eating meat as a main meal during this period. After the excesses of the holiday seasons, regardless of your religious orientation, this old custom make a lot of dietary sense we can all benefit from.

To help us all adhere to a simplified diet, we present a few simple recipes that in addition to our other vegetarian recipes already listed on our website, can make Lent a season to renew ourselves.
http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=591 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=591 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:23:19 -0600 Year 2009 on the California Central Coast will go down in the books as one of the more challenging years: not enough rain to start and too much rain to finish. In Paso Robles we stared out with a cool Spring and a serious drought, then finished with a record deluge. Sometimes you wish Mother Nature would get her act together. Depending upon where in the region you farm Zinfandel, you got very different results. http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=584 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=584 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:21:22 -0600 We may all be in the "February Funk", but February's two festive holidays, Valentine Day and Mardi Gras, gives us reason to perk up and cook up some fun and tasty treats --Central Coast Style! http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=572 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=572 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:59:56 -0600 Now that we're past the hectic holidays we need some recipes that will help fight the cold and flu season and bolster our disposition to have an enjoyable 2010. http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=569 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=569 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:05:34 -0600 Arriving a little later than usual, we were still able to find most of our menu "needs" for the week --wild mushrooms, wild salmon and Fuyu persimmons. http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=561 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=561 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:29:30 -0600 Christmas and New Years is approaching. Almost all of us have too many things to do and not enough time to do them as we get ready to enjoy this season. This month's recipes are all pretty quick to throw together and festive too! Here are some of our favorite elegant quick recipes to help you with your entertaining duties. http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=554 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=554 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:13:02 -0600 "When there's poultry in the oven, there's celebration in the heart! " That's one of my "truisms" that I think most people would agree with. Normally if you're planning on roasting a bird, there's some holiday or special occasion that warrants it. We'll tell you our method to make it an easy task with great presentation. http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=534 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=534 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:45:49 -0500 I suffered a pretty major hand injury the other day. Trying to work around it has led to some very interesting techniques for cooking! http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=533 http://TheRomanticTable.com/article_page.php?article_ID=533 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:54:22 -0500 Harvest is mostly completed in Paso Robles. The grapes are now in the hands of the wine makers who will probably not be getting much sleep for the next few weeks as vintage 2009 goes into the bins for fermentation.