Food With Wine, Wines

What Makes a Wine Kosher?

I have heard Jewish friends mention kosher delicacies they enjoy, although some don't sound all that delightful to this girl, during their feasts and wondered why it is that I only hear jokes about Manischewitz when wine is mentioned.  Is there no other kosher wine?  #GirlsGoneWine want to know!  I sent my fingers flying across… Continue reading What Makes a Wine Kosher?

Food With Wine, Wines

Rules for Cooking with Wine

Wine can enhance the flavors of a dish and even bring out flavors you never expected, but if you don't know what you are doing when you cook with wine, you can easily ruin your whole meal.  Thankfully chefs are generous in sharing some very simple tips for cooking with wine so that home cooks… Continue reading Rules for Cooking with Wine

Food With Wine, Recipes, Wines

Manhattan Inspired Clam Chowder

I love seafood!  Cooked or raw, I love it all, so I was pissed when I developed an allergy to one of my favorites, scallops!  Lobster, crab, & clams are my first choices if available, so, thankfully, that was the only shellfish that I'm affected by or it would definitely be #HoustonWeHaveAProblem! Because I actually… Continue reading Manhattan Inspired Clam Chowder

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Aguachile de Camarón

It seems like every appetizer served at parties, large or small, is forbidden to those who follow the low carb lifestyles touted by the Keto, Paleo and Atkins diets, but who has the time, or patience, to spend making some of the recipes for snacks that are allowed?  The only saving grace for those diets… Continue reading Aguachile de Camarón

Health, Wines

You Can Drink Wine on the Keto Diet!

All of us, I assume, want to be healthy.  And most of us, at one time or another, are watching what we eat or trying to lose a few (or more than a few) pounds.  Usually that means making sacrifices in order to accomplish those goals, and one of those sacrifices is often giving up… Continue reading You Can Drink Wine on the Keto Diet!