“Secret” Ingredient Chili to Knock Your Socks Off Ronda Bowen, April 4, 2016September 7, 2018 Okay, so it’s been a little while since I’ve posted a recipe on here; it’s about time I did! I actually have two chili recipes. One, my seven pepper chili recipe, I’ll have to share later. It’s super spicy, and since I’m breastfeeding, and little man is not as much a… Continue Reading
A Cookbook a Week: Cooking Light Way to Cook Ronda Bowen, August 4, 2015October 1, 2015 I have a lot of cookbooks, and by a lot, I mean, it will probably take a good while to cook through them all, like a couple of years. With a cookbook collection that is so expansive, it’s hard to make sure that they all get used! I want to… Continue Reading
Food & Drink The Health Benefits of Drinking Wine (Guest Post) Ronda Bowen, July 21, 2015October 21, 2022 Today’s Guest Post on the health benefits of wine is from Grace Sasha Elizabeth. Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented texture of grapes or other fruits in rare cases. This fermentation process is done without the addition of acids, sugars, enzymes, water or other nutrients. The involvement… Continue Reading
Volcanica Coffee Costa Rica and Amaretto Blends (And Giveaway!) Ronda Bowen, March 17, 2015March 19, 2015 Oh boy have I been wanting to share this with you. I recently was able to taste-test two of Volcanica Coffee’s blends. If you haven’t tried this company, you should. They are quite good. I was provided with a credit toward one pound of coffee and shipping; I decided I would… Continue Reading
Sour Cream Bleu Cheese Mac And Cheese Ronda Bowen, December 1, 2014 Sometimes you’re up late and can’t sleep…then you get hungry. And in those times, sometimes you start wanting junk food that is quick, but also satisfying. This is where the story of the sour cream blue cheese Mac and Cheese begins. I couldn’t stop thinking about blue cheese or sour… Continue Reading
California Delicious Wine Basket Review Ronda Bowen, November 21, 2014 *I was provided with a wine basket from California Delicious in exchange for an honest review. There may be affiliate links in this post. Should you click on one and make a purchase, you will be supporting this blog and I will receive monetary compensation. All opinions are my own.*… Continue Reading
Scallop and Bacon Fettuccine Alfredo Ronda Bowen, October 17, 2014 Sometimes, you’re at the store and you see something on sale that you haven’t really worked with before, and your husband says “YUM!” You grab up the scallops, and you think, “Now what can I make with this?” Sometimes, you’ve also recently had wine that was amazing – Fontanella’s Chardonnay,… Continue Reading
Fat Boy Lasagna Ronda Bowen, September 4, 2014 We have a cat, Stripes, whose nickname is “Fat Boy.” This lasagna is named for him, because, if like Garfield he ate lasagna, well, he’d be even fatter than he is. Stripes was Tiger Boy’s 11th birthday present along with Lady. Tiger Boy just turned 16 a couple weeks ago, and… Continue Reading
Pairing Review: Rosenblum Cellar’s The Great American Wine Company 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Ronda Bowen, April 11, 2014 The third wine sent to me from Wine Chateau for sampling was The Great American Wine Company 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon by Rosenblum Cellars. For this wine, I created a menu consisting of soup, salad, main course, cheese course, and dessert. It was a lot of fun to consider what menu… Continue Reading
Pairing a Dinner to the Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva 2010 Ronda Bowen, March 9, 2014 When I received the 2005 Fratelli Recchia Ca’Bertoldi Amarone, I received two other wines from Wine Chateau. I decided that I would put together a wine pairing with each of these the same way I had for the Amarone. I paired the 2010 Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva, the next wine we… Continue Reading