To my "Working Mom" friends and family: somedays it's all you can do to just get out of bed in the morning. You wake up and think: there's a mountain of laundry, the lunches need packing, the dog needs walking, I forgot to set the coffee pot timer last night and I...

Happy New Year! You may think that Wine Wednesday is a random thing. Why have "Wine Wednesday"? For me, I thought the phrase just sounded catchy, but after doing some digging, there is actually some research behind the mid-week glass of vino. 

According to Cobevco, (a United Kingdom wi...

In searching for a recipe for tonight, my daughter Maggie was quick to throw out ideas. This is super fast and surprisingly so easy and delicious! My family is kind of obsessed with pizza. We are the east coast NYC/Philly pizza lovers over the big pie Chicago-style. This mug pizza will satisfy the c...

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The Hungarian wine industry can be traced back to the Roman Empire. Through the mid-1900s, Hungary saw a decline in the quality wine while the country was under communist rule. Quantity and profit for exports was favored over quality. It wasn't until the 1990s that the Hungarian wi...

One of my favorite desserts of all-time is crème brûlée. That first break through the flame-caramelized layer of sugar is so incredibly satisfying, as is that sweet vanilla bean taste. Years ago while gazing the spice section of a local market, a small packet of cooking lavender caught my ...

It's not typical for me to walk into a store and buy a Greek wine. I never knew much about them and now I know why....The quality of Greek wine has supposedly improved dramatically since the 1980s, and more of them have been appearing in the United St...

Before last week I had never tasted a Chenin Blanc. Mind blown. I've always been more of a red wine drinker, especially in the winter and fall, but I think as I study more wines from around the world, my palate has definitely grown. I have always appreciated Champagne, Prosecco, and Chardonnay (my f...

I'll try to blame it on my Italian upbringing that I'm drawn to Chianti, but it's not really true, I just love the way it tastes. I envision the beautiful Tuscan Cypress trees, colorful poppies in the fields, and a distant villa, surrounded by grape vines......If only I could board the plane now.......

As I sit here on a chilly fall night, just outside of Philadelphia, PA, with a Stouffer's microwave mac-n-cheese (because sometimes after a long day, that's all us "working moms" can muster up) paired with one of the best chenin blanc wines from Stellenbosch, South Africa (because it doesn...

The red wine known as Valpolicella is typically made from four grape varieties: Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara. It is a full-bodied wine with deep garnet colors, flavors of wild cherries, jam, vanilla, coc...

This is another childhood favorite of mine. Chicken, prosciutto, mushrooms, and fontina cheese are central to this dish. The chicken is so tender and the mushroom sauce makes it a delicious topping for both the chicken and your plated side. I prefer capellini (angel-hair pasta), but rice or steamed ...

Ever wonder where the idea for the wine cork came from? Up until the mid-17th century, wine bottles were sealed with clay, fabric, wax, and leather. Glass became more commonly used, but would often fracture and break into the bottle, as those closures were often difficult to remove. At that time, ea...