Flaherty Wines

Lemon verbena is a native of Chile, where it is called cedrón. It’s a large bushy herb with an intense lemon flavor but no acidity, so it tastes a little creamy. Whereas lemon balm can taste a bit like Lemon Joy, cedrón is always wonderful. I use it a lot in cooking, as it makes [...]

Saturday is fish day at our house, as that’s the day our local fishmonger has fresh fish. We don’t get a huge variety here, but there is usually a choice of Chilean salmon (farmed—ugh—so we’re off that), corvina (not, as many believe, Chilean sea bass; it’s actually a local variety officially know as—wait for it—corvina), [...]