Made 12 dozen tamales last weekend. Here is start to finish. Pork and beef with onions, garlic, bay leaf and s&p roasted at 275 for 6 hours. Added a homemade enchilada sauce for a nice kick. Then rolled the tamales. Perfect gift for friends and neighbors. And tasty!

Chicken Pot Pie - made this for my Father in law’s birthday dinner. Next time I will make smaller individual pies, while this was delicious (everyone sopped up the gravy with bread - me included) serving it is a mess lol!

End result was delicious.

Chicken stew for dinner. Started with roasting the chicken with thyme s&p, onions, celery, carrots, leeks, fresh thyme, rosemary and parsley, added a half bottle of Duckhorn Chardonnay, homemade chicken stock. Thickened with a roux. Leftovers will become Chicken Pot Pie.

8 hour roasted butterflied pork butt with a spice rub and brown sugar, essentially candied pork with cheesy polenta, and oven roasted apples with sage. Was a huge success! Served Walt Pinot Noir, excellent paring.

I made Cioppino for dinner last night. Turned out awesome! The Peter Michael Sauvignon Blanc was an excellent addition! Simple spring green salad with a light white balsamic vinaigrette rounded out the meal.