Grilled Teriyaki Beef Skewers & 2017 Sculpture Garden

Two and a half pounds cubed sirloin or ribeye or skirt steak
Two red peppers
Three onions
White rice
Two Avocados
Lime
Teriyaki Sauce
Salt and peppers
Four large skewers


1: Either cut the beef in cubes or have the butcher do for you. In a zip lock bag place the meat and pour in your favorite teriyaki sauce to fully cover. Seal and refrigerate four to twenty-four hours.

2: Heat up the grill .

3: Cook the white rice.

4: Cut onions and red peppers into skewerable bits!

5: Assemble the marinated beef and onions and red peppers onto the skewers and season with salt and pepper.

6: Place skewers on grill on high heat for about two-three minutes then either turn off burners where skewers are or move skewers to side of grill where burners are off. Close grill lid and roast skewers until onions are tender and beef is crispy and medium/medium rare in the center.

7: Serve your grilled Teriyaki beef skewers with white white rice and diced avocado drizzled with a little lime juice and salt.

8: Enjoy with a bottle of 2017 Sculpture Garden


grilled and slightly charred beef skewers grilled with peppers and onions
grilled beef skewers served with rice and a bottle of 2017 Sculpture Garden

Chicken Milanese & 2019 Scuttlehole Chardonnay

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
3 eggs
1/2 cup milk
Breadcrumbs or panko breadcrumbs
Canola oil
Lemon (sliced into wedges)
Salad greens (and your favorite dressing)
Crusty bread (preferably Orwasher’s)
Salt and pepper


1: Crack the three eggs and combine with 1/2 cup of milk in a large bowl and whisk together.

2: Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally.

3: Place either parchment paper or plastic wrap on cutting board. Put one piece of chicken on board and cover with another piece of plastic or parchment. Pound thin with meat pounder or a small frying pan or something heavy, try to evenly pound it out. Repeat to other pieces of chicken. Season pounded chicken with salt and pepper both sides.

4: Place chicken in bowl with egg wash mixture and coat completely. 

5: Put bread crumbs on a sheet pan and remove the chicken from egg wash one piece at a time and place in breadcrumbs and coat completely. Move to other side of sheet pan and repeat until all the chicken is breaded.

6: Heat a large cast iron pan or large frying pan with a third of an inch of canola oil until very hot.

7. Carefully sauté/fry the chicken until golden brown on both sides and remove to a cutting board (about two or three minutes per side)

8: serve with a fresh green salad and your favorite dressing along with some crusty bread.

9. Squeeze a lemon wedge over the crispy chicken and salad. 

10: Enjoy with a chilled bottle of 2019 Scuttlehole Chardonnay


coating raw chicken in egg then breading
breaded chicken breasts fried to a golden brown
finished Chicken Milanese with a bottle of Channing Daughters 2019 Scuttlehole Chardonnay

MULLED VerVino

250ml Channing Daughters VerVino Variation Three
25ml orange juice (or apple cider)
One clove
One cinnamon stick
One star anise
One small apple sliced up
One clementine quartered
One tablespoon Honey
One tablespoon Demerara or dark brown sugar

Combine all ingredients in saucepan
Warm ingredients gently but do not boil
Let steep for 15 minutes
Re warm gently if necessary and serve in glass mugs or your favorite cozy cup
Garnish with a cinnamon stick and or dried apple slices
Sip carefully

You can double or triple (to use the whole bottle) this recipe



HOT VerVino Tea

One tea bag (try a rooibos or hibiscus) and four ounces water
One ounce Channing Daughters VerVino Variation Three
Half ounce Amaro
Two dashes Hella Citrus Bitters
Teaspoon honey

In glass mug or similar steep tea bag in four ounces hot water for four minutes
Remove tea bag and add VerVino, honey, amaro and bitters. Stir and garnish with lemon slice
Sip carefully.