Sparkling Holidays and Sober Sips to Start the New Year
byI have a two-parter gift for you this month! It’s still the holiday season, minus the usual full calendar of festivities. But while we…
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Need a Drink? 3 Classic Recipes to Improve Cocktail Hour
byAll the way back in August, I shared go-to recipes for my favorite summer drinks. But as the weather gets chillier, our bar setup…
Festive Eats For The Holidays
byI don’t normally cook for myself. Let me rephrase that. I cook, but nothing special that I would serve to anyone else. A chicken…
NO CLEVER HEADLINE FOR THANKSGIVING DURING A PANDEMIC
byEach year I write my traditional Thanksgiving Survival Guide and spend time thinking through how to pair wine or cocktails with the sweet/savory…
Top 6 Thanksgiving Pie Tips
byPie stress. It’s a real thing. This time of year, women and men across America feel an anxious tightening in their chest at the…
Spooky Spirits & Blood Red Wines
byIt’s been a while since many of us got dressed up in silly costumes for a Halloween party, drank like demons, and were terrified…
Take Out: The New Culinary Adventure
byAs I stare at my GrubHub list of restaurants within my delivery area, I can’t help feel a sense of fatigue, monotony, and general…
Homemade Liqueurs – DIY Liquid Cheer to Savor & Gift
byICYMI, on September 22, the season changed again, and with these first cool nights of Autumn sneaking in I’m starting to look forward to…
Your Moment of Zen: Late Night Baking
byEvery Saturday, my Grandma Ethel had baking day. She would get up early and be in the kitchen from morning until dinner time, turning…
Summer Water — Sipping on Sunshine With Cool Wine Cocktails
byA refreshing wine cocktail can transport you to almost anywhere. Perhaps that vacation you were planning didn’t shake out exactly as you had imagined…