by Mary on January 15, 2014
Right about this time of year I start itching for a vacation. It is cold and wet where I am, so I dream of someplace warm… no, make that hot… with plenty of sunshine, good food, and great wine — A place like Santorini. Though it may be a few years before I get back […]
by Mary on January 13, 2014
Smoked. Buffalo. Chicken. Pizza. I didn’t know Buffalo wings could be elevated to such a level… until this weekend. I thought we’d reached the pinnacle of Buffalo deliciousness with this dip. I was wrong. It’s this pizza. We’ve made Buffalo Chicken Pizza in the past, usually with leftover grilled chicken. We’ve perfected our Smoked Chicken […]
Friday Favorites — A wine for Game of Thrones… and more
by Mary on January 10, 2014
First of all I want to wish my dear father a very happy birthday today. Happy Birthday Dad!!! We love you! I’m excited to continue highlighting my favorite things from each week (or month if I happen to skip a week… or three). These posts are to provide fun, simple recommendations of wines to seek […]
by Mary on January 8, 2014
One of the things I want to focus on this year is not only adding new original recipes and wine pairings to this site, but also revisiting old ones, refreshing the pictures, and updating the recipes. Like this recipe for Curried Butternut Squash Soup: And this recipe for Chipotle Maple Salmon… … which happens to […]
New Year, New Stories, New Ideas, New Inspiration
by Mary on January 6, 2014
Happy New Year. I hope you all had a fantastic holiday season and got through the last few weeks healthy! We’ve been battling bouts of bronchitis, coughs, colds, and ear infections in our neck of the woods. Oh winter how I loathe love you! This also explains why things have been rather slow here on […]