I love how some restaurants just put a bottle of water on the table and you can refill your own glass. That concept and a plethora of empty wine bottles led to this: DIY etched glass water carafes. This post contains affiliate links. I’m hosting bunco this week and since you should always drink lots […]
Wine marinated Beef Stew, served with a side of Funny. mmm mmm good.
Yesterday Giada De Laurentiis was on The Today Show sharing some recipes for comfort foods. One of them was for a Chianti marinated beef stew. Sounded good. I didn’t have the exact ingredients that she used, so I winged it. I used a Cabernet to marinate the meat instead of Chianti. Grant was watching the wine-marinating process. […]
Bring more than a bottle of wine for your holiday hostess…
I shared this easy gift idea at The Country Chic Cottage last month. Here it is, in case you missed it. During the holidays, my “go-to” host/hostess gifts are either candles or wine. However, with a little glass etching cream it’s easy to make that bottle of wine a bit more special… just add a […]
Wine Enthusiast featured my artwork!
I am so excited! Wine Enthusiast contacted me and told me that my Wine Cork artwork has been selected as one their favorite cork projects of the year. You can see their post here at Wine Enthusiast Blog. I am a little disappointed that there isn’t a photo, but I am thrilled that they noticed little […]
I need wine like I need air…….. (oops. I mean I need my wine to get some air.)
I drink 3 things every day, in this order: coffee water, water and more water wine So when CSN stores offered me the opportunity to select, review and keep one of the many products they had to choose from, I knew exactly what I would review: This. Martin Sonne Premium Decanting Pourer We all know […]
My mommy likes wine…
Scene: Our kitchen cleaning up after dinner. Braised short ribs with a wine reduction glaze.Handsome Hubby holds up the remaining glaze. HH: “Should I save this?” Me: “You can if you want to, but I don’t need it” HH: “How about I feed it to Corsa?” (the dog) Me: “No, that’s a bad idea. It’s […]