We all make them, New Year’s resolutions, but why? The majority of resolutions are broken before you can blink an eye. I pledge to exercise every day, eat healthier, and it goes on and on from there. Stop torturing yourself! This year ditch the pressure and take each day…

Pasta comes in a tongue-twisting variety of shapes and sizes, from huge to tiny, skinny to fat, curvy to blocky. Why? Because pasta sauces also come in many varieties as well. The key to matching shape to sauce is in the shape itself. The basic…

You could say that red wine is the healthiest of all alcoholic beverages (although white wine isn’t far behind) when–and this is VERY important–you drink one or two glasses a day with a meal. Red wine is especially rich in nutrients and chemical compounds, including…

Decanting wine does typically two things to your wine: it separates the wine from any sediment that may have formed and also aerates the wine at the same time. While some people feel that extra boost of oxygen can open up a wine and give…

Okay Admit it, you’ve skipped a day, maybe a month, without giving your reusable water bottle a second thought or a proper washing. Staying hydrated and doing you part for the environment by opting for a reusable bottle seem commendable, but don’t sabotage those healthy…

Distilled from wine, Cognac is a French product invented by foreigners; to this day, far more Cognac is exported than enjoyed in France. To get French wine back to the Netherlands without spoiling, visiting Dutch merchants would double-distill it into “brandewijn” (or “burnt wine”), and…