Today’s Guest Post about sulfites in wine comes from Diana. Diana enjoys a strong cup of coffee in the morning and a ruby red glass of wine on the weekend. She lives with her husband, Jeremy, two sons and a pug in Tennessee. Visit her website at: www.thevintnerscellar.com The presence of SO2 in your wine …
Guest Post: 3 Incredibly Delicious and Tasty Pizza Recipes From Your Kitchen Garden
Today’s guest post about healthy pizza recipes comes from Tiffany Watts, a food blogger. Everyone loves pizza…it’s actually my favorite food too! This incredible Italian sensation has undoubtedly become an international sensation. Now if you really are a true foodie and often crave high-quality ingredients and an authentic cooking experience, even if you do not …
Guest Post: Autumn Brunch Pairings
Today, we have a guest post provided by Jeriann Watkins, blogger at dairyairhead.com. She’s talking about how to offer fall brunch wine pairings that will please all of your guests. Summer gets a good reputation for social eating: picnics, baseball games, family reunions – these are all food-centric events that happen mostly in the summer. But fall …
2013 Dominos de Castilla Tinta de Toro
I decided I would be adventurous; I decided I would try a subscription* to Wine Awesomeness, which I wrote about not too long ago. The first shipment arrived, really quickly, and I was impressed. The wine was packaged very well, and it came in an attractive blue box. Upon opening the box, I found a …
Pinko de Mayo: La Vieille Ferme 2015 Cotes du Ventoux Rose
Okay. So, the roasted chicken I made to pair with this wine is seriously both the easiest roast chicken recipe and the best-tasting roast chicken recipe ever. Right now, just thinking of it, is making my mouth water. I’ll get to the recipe for it in a minute. The best part of the chicken recipe …
Pinko de Mayo: La Valentina 2014 Rosé Paired with Chicken Pesto Pasta Bake
In honor of May being the month of Rosé wines, I figured I’d pick up three wines available for under $15 to pair with food and write about. These are wines you don’t need to cellar, but you can if you’d like. It’s nice, though to have wine on hand you can open up and …
2007 Sebastiani Barbera and Orzo with Red Pepper Meatballs
Today, my teenager played baseball, and we went to see him. It was the second game he was in, and he made it on base. Unfortunately, he didn’t get to make it all the way home before the last out of the game was called. (In his first game, he got on base, stole second, …
Pairing Suggestions: Bertagna Son Kissed Vineyard’s 2010 Sangiovese Rosé and Bratwurst
I’ve been struggling lately, as you can tell from my lack of posts. It’s not that I’ve not had things to write about – I do have sewing projects to share with you. It’s more that after this latest move, it’s taken a minute to get my bearings about me and really process everything that’s …
It’s Tax Time and Budget Wake-Up Call Time
Have you done your taxes? If not, don’t worry, I’ll be here when they’re done. There’s nothing like going through and analyzing all the figures during tax time to make you say, “Hey, we spent how much on what?” In fact, I’m thinking that a regular (weekly) analysis of our spending will help us stay …
“Secret” Ingredient Chili to Knock Your Socks Off
Okay, so it’s been a little while since I’ve posted a recipe on here; it’s about time I did! I actually have two chili recipes. One, my seven pepper chili recipe, I’ll have to share later. It’s super spicy, and since I’m breastfeeding, and little man is not as much a fan of the spice as …