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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…

#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…

Kitchen Tip: Mise en Place

Food, How-To

Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail I’m going to be up front with you here. Most of the time, when I’m finished cooking, my kitchen looks slightly as though it’s been ransacked. When I try to clean as I go, I get distracted from…

#WineWednesday: Duca del Frassino Pinot Grigio

Food, Wine

Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail Really, I don’t want to like boxed wine. This Duca del Frassino though? Might be a game changer.  Being someone who appreciates quality wine. I don’t want to think wine from a box is convenient, economical or practical…