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Get to know your grapes

Get to know your grapes

Few people out there love wine as much as I do. And as a single woman I own, in my collection, around 100 bottles. Some […]

Tips to create the perfect wine and cheese pairings

Tips to create the perfect wine and cheese pairings

We asked Steve Jones, owner and official cheesemonger at Cheese Bar in Portland, Oregon to give us his best quick and dirty tips for how to […]

Give yourself a raise: Practical ways to cut the grocery budget fat

Give yourself a raise: Practical ways to cut the grocery budget fat

Countless families are cutting back on expenses on an all-time new level. So many of you are in this same uncertain boat, paddling through money-saving […]

Does your kitchen need attention? Five steps to the ultimate kitchen

Does your kitchen need attention? Five steps to the ultimate kitchen

1.   Clean out the pantry There are several items sitting in your pantry right now that you will never use.  There are others that I […]

Dreading dinner? – Five sites to get you out of your dinner dilemma

Dreading dinner? – Five sites to get you out of your dinner dilemma

Wait, you mean you don’t have a gourmet dinner on the table every night at six o’clock with a flourish? If you’re like most of […]