This summer on our visit to Charleston, WV, we ate at a locally-owned, sophisticated pizza place called Lola's that has a unique salad selection. I ordered a salad with sweet potatoes in it, which is the inspiration for this fall salad. It's my new favorite, and a surprising ingredient for a salad that works so […]
A Time-saving Trick for Making Smoothies
One of my friends had a brilliant time-saving trick for making smoothies, and it only takes about 5 minutes of weekly prep. Separate all of your smoothie ingredients into individual baggies and store them in the freezer, so when you’re bleary-eyed prior to your first cup of coffee in the morning, all you have to […]
Diet Bar Food
Diet Bar Food? Could there be such a thing? Yes, and I can attest to the taste that these two recipes pair well with a good craft beer, and definitely don’t resemble diet food. Last week, I discovered SkinnyTaste.com, which is an incredible food blog with healthy, family-friendly recipes and I want to try them […]
Graham’s 20 Year Old Tawny Port + Creme Brulee at Ruth’s Chris is one way to be over-the-top decadent
Do you ever think you hate something, only to try it later and realize that you had it all wrong? Prior to our trips to California, I really didn’t love port wine. Something snapped on our recent Wine Country trip, and now I see why drinking your dessert is a great way to end a […]
Easy Quesadilla Bake
Never go to the grocery store when you’re hungry is advice we’ve all ignored. Such was the case tonight, when I wandered Publix for dinner and strolled past the cooking station serving samples of this easy quesadilla bake. All of the ingredients were right there in the cooler and that was that. It took about […]
14 Hands Cabernet: a great everyday wine to pair with simple weeknight dinners
The 14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon is an easy drinking, medium bodied red that’s a perfect wine to keep in the house for weeknight dinners. We’re always looking for a good “house wine” as an everyday wine, and this is our current favorite. Affordably priced around $14/ bottle, you can pick this up at Target or […]