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Maris Callahan

Three Easy Valentine’s Day Dinner Menus

Food, Menus

Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail So it’s almost Valentine’s Day. Maybe you have romantic plans that involve oysters and champagne. Maybe you have a ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration planned. Or maybe you and your two pals, Ben & Jerry, are going to get a…

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#WineWednesday: All About (Champagne) Bubbles

Food, Wine

Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail The average wine list has at least three sections: reds, whites and sparkling. We sometimes associate sparkling wine with Champagne when in fact, Champagnes are only produced from the Champagne region in France. That leaves a whole lot…

Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter and Walnuts

Recipes, Sweet Treats

Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail Today when I was browsing the internet, half-wasting time and half-looking for Valentine-y treat inspiration, I saw a great line in article on DailyCandy about Valentine’s Day: “whether you have someone to tongue wrestle or plan to spend…

#WineWednesday: Wines to Drink on a Snow Day

Food, Wine

Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail THIS JUST IN: it snowed in Chicago. When I moved here everyone warned me about the brutally cold winters, the biting wind and the endlessly dreary gray skies that would usurp the horizon from November – May. I…