Sautéed Broccoli Rabe (Rapini)

What you'll need:

• 2 bunches broccoli rabe washed, and chopped
• 2 tablespoons duck fat or coconut oil
• 2 cloves of garlic peeled and sliced
• Red pepper flakes
• Salt to taste

What to do:

• Heat oil in a large skillet
• Sautee garlic for 30 seconds.
• Add broccoli rabe and cook until tender (about 8 minutes).
• Add sea salt to taste.

Serve with red pepper flakes on the side for people's liking.

Pairing:

• Paring with broccoli is a bit challenging. We paired the broccoli rabe with a Pinot Noir, but found that they really did not go well together. The rabe is really a grilled bitter vegetable with oil and garlic. The bitterness can make tannic red wines taste a bit harsh. So, with that in mind, we tested the rabe with a fresh white wine. We recommend a Sauvignon Blanc, a dry white wine with fruity flavors. 
• Depending upon how ripeness of the grape when the wine is made, the flavors of a Sauvignon Blanc could range from lime, green apple, passion fruit to white peach. Depending on how ripe the grapes are when the wine is made, the flavor will range from zesty lime to flowery peach. You could even get a Sauvignon Blanc with a grassy flavor. 

Enjoy and be in health.

Men Love Pretty Lips

Tarte 'lust'.  

Tarte 'park ave princess'.

Coconut Veggie Curry

What you'll need:

• 1 small head of broccoli
• 3 carrots
• 1 onion
• 1 head of bok choy
• your favorite mushrooms
• 1 T. coconut oil
• 1/2 t. ginger
• 1/2 t. turmeric
• 1/2 t. salt

What to do:

• Cut up all veggies into bite size pieces
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet
• Quickly fry in a little hot fat some onion, carrots and broccoli for 2-4 min.
• Add ginger and turmeric
• Add bok choy and mushrooms and cook for 1-2 min.
• Stir in 1/2 - 1 full can of full fat coconut milk
• Add salt to taste.

Serve over cauliflower rice or white basmati rice.

Pairing:

• We tested a couple bottles of wine. We recommend Chile’s Carmenare wine, a red varietal from a deep, dark, purple red grape. It's spicy and rich in berry flavor. 
• We also like vegetable curry with a Malbec, from Agentina possibly, where the wine is tart, spicey and berry red. We also like a bold and spicy Grenache from Spain or Australia.
  

This is HubbyHubby's favorite curry. By the way, turmeric and ginger both have amazing health benefits.

Be in health.

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

What you'll need:

• 1/2 lb. bacon
• 1 pound scallops
• toothpicks

What to do:

• Cut bacon into thirds
• Wrap bacon around scallop
• Secure with toothpick
• Line a baking pan with foil
• Bake for 10-15 min at 350 until bacon is crisp

Pairing:

• Try pairing the bacon-wrapped scallops with a Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc. 
• If you're pairing with a beer, try a wheat beer. Wheat beers have a lot of protein in them and will provide a thick head. A wheat beer will be fizzy or bubbly, light, and great for summer. We paired it with the bacon-wrapped scallops and HubbyHubby went crazy for it. It's a perfect beer to help with grilling too. 

HubbyHubby loves bacon wrapped scallops. They are high in protein and make a nice appetizer.

Mashed Potatoes

What you'll need:

• 6 Yukon Gold potatoes peeled and chopped
• 1 stick of butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• Salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
• Parsley, thyme, rosemary or sage

What to do:

• Boil potatoes until fork tender (about 10 minutes).
• Drain and put potatoes in standing mixer bowl.
• Add butter and milk.
• Add more milk to your liking.
• Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
• Stir in parsley, thyme, rosemary or sage.

Pairing:

• Try pairing the mashed potatoes with a Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling. 
• For pairing with beer, try a Lager or Pilsner. We did. And HubbyHubby loved it. A cold lager poured in a lager glass just hits the spot for my man. We tested different white wines and other beers, but the lager was the best pairing choice. Here's a nice lager glass we recommend. 

Have you noticed that HubbyHubby's favorite food in mashed potatoes?

What's your hubby's favorite food? How often do you make it for him?

Enjoy and be in health.

Panties, Panties, Everywhere

HubbyHubby went out with his friends the other night. He came home and told me that all his friends' favorite post is Panties in His Lunchbox. They talked extensively about it throughout their "guys night out."

I thought about this for a few days. Of all the things that go into a marriage, it's panties in his lunchbox that they love the most.

Well, if this makes our hubby happy let's keep it up.

If you have a traveling hubby, throw a lacy pair in his:

• suitcase;
• briefcase; or
• carry on.

If you have a construction or hands-on hubby, stick a pair of cheekies:

• in his work truck's cup holder;
• on the seat of his work truck; or
• above the sun visor. 

If you have a techie hubby, squeeze a thong:

• in his laptop bag; or
• wrapped around his iPad. 

You have a hubby that works from home? Then, fling a pair:

• on his work desk; 
• around his mouse or keyboard;
• hiding behind his headset; or
• draped over his office chair. 

Okay, ladies. Your turn.

What are some other fun sexy-pantie-hiding places?