by Mary on August 30, 2013
It’s a very exciting long weekend coming up. In case you still haven’t made plans I have a few reasons why you should head to Carlton, Oregon. 4 reasons actually! #1 Come watch a bunch of awesome runners (including me!) take on the Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon. Yours truly will be participating in this 13.1 mile […]
by Mary on August 19, 2013
Too late in the season to be posting an article about pairing wine with grilled and barbecued food? Naaa! Not if you’re anything like us and take advantage of our favorite style of cuisine year-round! yes, this is hubby grilling in the middle of a winter snow storm, and that is me enjoying some rosé […]
by Mary on August 17, 2013
A roundup of some of my favorite things this week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. It has been a very slow week here on the blog, but an incredibly busy one for me and Vindulge. I’m sorry I missed last week’s Friday post. To make it up I’ve extended this weeks […]
by Mary on August 8, 2013
When my mom and hubby are both in town, deciding what’s for dinner often becomes a competition. Hubby, of course, wants to smoke something. Mom wants to make one of her Mexican specialties. I’m happy either way. As a mediator, however, I need to find a way to appease them both. Instead of choosing sides […]
by Mary on August 7, 2013
…or rather how I learned the proper way to order coffee in Spain. On our second day in Spain, our group enjoyed a fantastic two hour long lunch at Loreto Restaurant in Jumilla with the winemakers and winery representatives we met thus far on the trip. While I could have easily drifted into a long nap […]
by Mary on August 2, 2013
A weekly roundup of some of my favorite things this week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. This was indeed a week full of “favorites”. Well, my absolute favorite part of the week was getting to spend it with some good friends who were visiting from California with their toddler who is […]
by Mary on August 2, 2013
I just love the sound of that … “Award Winning Recipe”! I’ve been grinning since Monday when I found out this recipe won the Kettle Brand Potato Chips Joes vs Pros Cook-Off, sponsored by Snooth and Kettle Brand Potato Chips. About two weeks ago I found out my recipe was one of four finalists in […]