A roundup of some of my favorite things this week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. It’s been a whirlwind of a week so this week’s roundup is going to be very brief. Wine Tasting through the Château D’Esclans Portfolio I will first start off by explaining that these rosé’s deserve […]
A roundup of some of my favorite things from the past week in the categories of wine, food, travel and lifestyle. Since this past weekend was Mother’s Day, many of the items that topped the list this week are, naturally, a result of a memorable weekend. LIFESTYLE My weekend began with my husband presenting me […]
A roundup of some of my favorite things from the week. I really have no idea how it’s already Friday! Between a quick trip to NYC on Tuesday and my husband traveling the rest of the week the days have flown by. That being said, I did manage to capture a few favorite moments. WINE […]
First of all I need to point out the elephant in the room – my pictures this week. My least favorite moment of this week was when my toddlers decided to make my Canon EOS Rebel XTi their new toy (i.e. they broke it). I think my kids are mind readers and knew I was […]
by Mary on April 26, 2013
Some of my favorites from the week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. My mom is here this week, so this post is dedicated to her. FOOD My Mom’s Red Chile Sauce My mom is visiting this week from Arizona. I’ve managed to get quite a few recipes written down from her […]
by Mary on April 19, 2013
With so many horrible events that occurred this week it was hard to focus on “favorites”. But if anything positive came out of this week, it was thoughts of gratitude. Feeling thankful for everything I have in my life. Appreciating both the big and little things. TRAVEL A weekend in Boston. We went […]
by Mary on April 12, 2013
Some of my favorites from the week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and lifestyle. I haven’t had travel on the mind lately, so this week it is left out. WINE NV Ferrari Brut Trento DOC, Italy $25 (Media Sample) I usually avoid comparing sparkling wines made outside of Champagne to actual Champagne. Good […]
Some of my favorites from the past week. Wine Kramer Vineyards 2010 Brut Sparkling Wine Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon 12.5% abv | $26 (media sample) I had several opportunities to taste this wine when I was in Oregon for the Wine Bloggers Conference last summer, including the two additional days I spent touring the town of […]
by Mary on March 29, 2013
Wine My weekend was spent in NYC at the Snooth People’s Voice Wine Awards Grand Tasting, which included three days of seminars — ranging from the wines of Brazil to Grüner Veltliners of Austria, and a lot in between. I will be writing about the highlights in the weeks to come, but just as a […]
by Mary on March 22, 2013
This post, and new series, is inspired by several blogs I follow who regularly post their “Friday Favorites”, which is basically a list of their favorite things from that week. The listed items usually reflect whatever type of blog it is (wine, food, fitness, etc.). Typically the blogger will link to sites outside their own. […]