Think beyond water.

The sauce is delicious with any grilled or roasted fish, with or without the banana leaves.. Get the Recipe.Striped Bass Fish Tacos with Heirloom Tomato Salsa and Avocado.

© Phoebe Lapine.Made with a fresh heirloom tomato salsa, these fish tacos are an ideal summer dish.. Get the Recipe.Comforting dinners inspired by the peak of summer are one way Paola Briseño-González likes to bring paradise to the dead of winter, as with this traditional Mexican meal reimagined to bring a taste of sunshine and cheer to dark, cold nights.In the summer, tostadas topped with chicken, poblanos, and diced potatoes are a popular snack in the beach town of Yelapa, Jalisco, just south of her hometown of Puerto Vallarta.

In her wintery version of the dish, it is transformed into a spicy braise of chicken thighs, tomatoes, onions, and charred poblano peppers.Briseño-González swaps the diced potatoes in the original for a creamy bed of mustard-laced mashed potatoes that helps make this a more substantial meal — and goes deliciously with the spicy stew.. Cook Mode.

bone-in, skin-on.

chicken thighs, patted dry.But only in the last decade have Philippe and Cherie taken steps toward owning their own property.

In 2011, they bought eight acres in St. Helena, which included a vineyard that they've since named Montbleau, as an homage to Cherie's side of the family (it's her maiden name).They've also built their dream home and converted an old cottage into a temporary tasting space that eventually became a guest house (it burned in the Glass Fire, as did the young estate vineyard, which they will replant).

They'd completed renovations and the building of the current crushpad and winery in 2017, the same year the Melka Estate wines were finally produced under their own roof..The sun was beginning to set and I hadn't yet tasted any of the wine in my glass.