Chef Ash recommends using skin-on, boneless breasts with the end of the wing bone still attached for this recipe. Your butcher can easily do this for you. The mustard and tarragon are classic ingredients to pair with Chardonnay, in this case, our Russian River Ranches with its lovely balanced fruit.

Here fresh zucchini noodles replace conventional pasta, making this dish gluten free. You can find vegetable pasta cutters at good cookware stores or online, which will make cutting the zucchini noodles much simpler. The sweet shrimp along with the buttery zucchini is a perfect match for the Sonoma-Cutrer Les Pierres Chardonnay.

This is a fast and easy recipe, now that premade pizza dough is widely available. Any young greens may be substituted for the arugula in this recipe, but the spiciness of arugula works especially well. Serve with a glass of Sonoma-Cutrer The Cutrer Chardonnay for a delicious and quick weeknight meal.

Roasting in salt creates an even temperature and results in juicy meat, fish or fowl. It’s simple to do, but Chef Ash recommends having an instant-read thermometer to monitor the internal temperature of the meat. Serve with the Sonoma-Cutrer Vine Hill Pinot Noir for something special.

Corning is an old English term that refers to pellets of salt called corns. Commercial corned beef uses many preservatives and the quality of the meat isn’t usually very good. It’s easy and so much more delicious to do your own!

This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. The only uncommon ingredient in this recipe with the pink salt which is available in spice shops and on-line. It’s not the same as Himalayan pink salt. It accounts for the deep red color or the beef and gives a distinctive flavor.

Try this with the Sonoma-Cutrer’s Owsley Pinot Noir, which will stand up to the big flavor.

This may seem like a complicated recipe but it’s really not and brings together two favorite accompaniments for the summer barbecue: Peach chutney and coffee barbecue sauce. Make both of these a day or two ahead and store refrigerated. Keep the leftovers on hand to use with grilled chicken or pork. A glass of chilled Sonoma-Cutrer Les Pierres Chardonnay paired with this dish would be the perfect way to celebrate the summer holidays.