Oktoberfest

Travel the globe this Christmas Eve to see what people are eating. Robin shares 15 countries and their special dinner menu. Episode #40 of Provisions and Libations dives into great detail about the Italian Feast of Seven of Fishes. This episode details Provence, France and the tradition of 13 desserts representing Jesus and his twelve disciples. To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

Hallow's eve traditions with food and drinks.  What do you serve on the frightening ghoulish night?  To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

There are two places you need to go often, the place that heals you, and the place that inspires you.To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

Listen along as I describe in detail the sausage charcuterie board that fed me for 3 days and the perfect beer pairing I will rave about for years.To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

Today's episode covers a classically trained cook and her day in the garden, kitchen, and a mom of young children.  She has also partnered with Challenge Butter to use their new cubes that are perfectly proportionate to the size needed when cooking.To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

Coffee, Lunch, or Dinner! What is the proper etiquette for dating? If invited to dinner, do you go out or eat in? Eating in is a little intimate and may be best saved for a few weeks until you know one another a little better. Listen along as Esther and I share personal stories about the dating scene we have encountered these last few years. It is a little cheeky, provoking a bit of laughter, too.  To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

WSET – The Wine & Spirit Education Trust.  Every year there are new crops of grapes and new wines to discover and enjoy. Each vintage is different but there are certain things that remain true, and this means that grape varieties and the wines made from them are recognizable from one year to the next.The WSET Level 2 Award in Wines focuses on these constants. How are grapes grown? How is wine made? How do sparkling wines get their bubbles? Above all else, though, this qualification looks at grape varieties and what they contribute to individual wines that are found throughout the world.With that said, the focus of Level 2 are Grape Varieties and Still Wines.  Today, I will share with you the White Wines we have studied as Part 1 to the WSET series of 3 podcasts. Part 2 covers red wines and part 3 covers other wines – sparkling and fortified. Now, let’s talk about the White Wines; Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Semillion, Furmint, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio/Gris, Gewurztraminer, Viognier and Albarino.  To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

The roaring 20's created a few Iconic food and drink recipes for the cocktail party. Nowadays, known as finger foods, we still eat the same things. For example: deviled eggs, shrimp cocktails, etc.To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

Wild strawberries were reportedly a favorite food of Daniel Boone who walked miles out of his way to spend an hour in a ripe berry patch.  That is one of many things you can learn at the 2025 Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida.  I attended the festival and talked about my experiences throughout my day.To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcastListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue

When you think of fall soups, you think of warm and cozy knit socks and blankets—bundled up on the couch with a fire, aromas wafting from the kitchen. A slow cooker or stock pot on the stove simmering with a mouth full of yumminess. Fall time includes pumpkins, squash, butternut squash, French onion, Lentils, and everyone's favorite turkey noodle soup.To learn more, visit:https://eatdrinkandbemerry.online/provisions-libation-podcast/Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/robin-bogue