Blackened red snapper is delicious. If you haven’t yet tried it, I highly recommend it. We enjoyed this meal with Meyer lemon martinis. In creating the blackened snapper, I wondered what I would pair with it, as I wanted something different from collard greens or kale. I came across the recipe for sweet potato soup …
Keep the Reasons Women Don’t Leave in Mind When Working with Abuse Victims
In Care2’s article, 10 Reasons Why Women Dont Leave Their Abusers, a salient point is made. When we’re working with victims of abuse, we need to keep in mind not only will not everyone leave such a situation but that there are even barriers to leaving that keep women (and men) from leaving such situations. Many …
Shepherd’s Pie
What do you do when it’s chilly out and you want something other than soup? My solution was to make a shepherd’s pie. This would be great with a general red table wine, although we enjoyed it with Sierra Nevada Crystal Wheat beer. The recipe was pretty easy once I got started. I adapted the …
Happy Holidays from Wining Wife!
I’ll be back after the new year. For now, I’ve been enjoying the new addition to the family. I hope everyone is having a LOVELY holiday season!
20 Minute Snuggle Flannel Receiving Blanket
Today, I made 7 receiving blankets for the new baby on the way. We’re having a girl, and I’m really excited since it will be a new experience after having the amazing Tiger Boy (who is now 15!!!). I found some really cute snuggle fabric at Joann’s Fabric on sale for $2.70 a yard. I’m …
Soap! Making Soap from a Kit
For a while now, I’ve wanted to play around with the art of making spa gift items – things like body lotions, soaps, candles, scrubs, and more – from scratch. I recently had an excuse to put together a gift box of such items, but decided I’d keep things easy and try my hand at …
Cellar, Cooler, Closet: Wine Storage for Every Budget (Guest Post)
Wine collecting often starts out innocently enough. You were a server and had to know wines for work. You turn 21, and rather than purchase you a bottle of Carlo Rossi, your college professor uncle buys you a Cabernet that you’re not supposed to open until you turn 31. Whatever your story is, your wine-of-the-month …
Guest Post: French Wine and Organic: A Full Picture of Two Vineyards
Today’s guest post is courtesy of Carlo Pandian. The presence of organic wine production in France is not just a fad that is limited to the side lines, or a ‘wacky’ period of experimentation. Wine grown from organically certified grapes (because, strictly speaking, there is such thing as ‘organic wine’ in the EU) has very …
Following Your Passion While Helping Others
When you want to get involved, it can be difficult to figure out what your first steps should be. Why not start out by making a list of causes you would be interested in participating in? If you’re drawing a blank, think about different social issues that affect you, a friend, or a family member. …
GUEST POST: An Introduction To Premium Whiskey
Today’s guest post comes from David Summers. The development of the industry in fine whiskey has increased significantly over recent years, and with growing demand coming from the developing nations such as China, more high quality whiskey is being made than ever before. Because of the time and care that is required to produce the …
