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The Best Laid Plans…Or…Cooking Light’s Way to Cook Attempt # 2

Well, you all know how I’d made this great meal plan based upon Cooking Light’s Way to Cook? Well, life had other plans for last week and the weekend. I didn’t get around to making *any* of the recipes – partially because evenings turned out to be super busy (we are still setting up a …

Fashion & Beauty, Games & Hobbies

So Much Snark: McCall’s and Vogue Have Early Fall Collections Out

Oh boy, so I still have a LOT of unpacking to do before I can sew again. But we’re here; we’re in Wichita (just in time for some street flooding, which we avoided, but still! Hello Rain!), and mid-moving, McCall’s and Vogue came out with stuff for fall. I couldn’t let this release go without …

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Food & Drink

The Health Benefits of Drinking Wine (Guest Post)

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 of different varieties of grapes …

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No More French Wine in Pennsylvania?

…or German wine, or Canadian wine, or Greek wine… As of May 14, 2015, residents of Pennsylvania may find themselves hard pressed to get their hands on their favorite champagnes, Bordeaux wines, and even Sauvignon Blanc hailing from New Zealand. With the passing of House Bill 189, the sale and shipment of any international wines has …