Seen that? - Bed, Breakfast, and Wine

Filed in archive Best of on May 22, 2010

Bed, Breakfast, and Wine Celebrate Wine

What a trip! I mean that in the non-psychedelic sense. The quaint ambiance of a bread and breakfast is often a first choice if you are traveling, especially to remote, out-of-the-way locations. But, what about combining the hominess of a bed and breakfast with the relaxation of a culinary trip to a local vineyard? Of course, someone has already thought of this. From In the Vineyard: This is an uncommon wine-country [...] Read More


Great Grape DNA Celebrate Wine

Normally, when we think of DNA we think of TV shows like CSI. Or, in my case, I think of one of my soaps because those women never know who the father is - nuff said! But, DNA is used for other things besides finding the bad guy or the unknown father to your out-of-wedlock child. It is now being used to find the history of grapes. From Italy's special [...] Read More


Rent Your Wine Celebrate Wine

I don't drink a lot of beer. While I like the taste okay, not as much as wine of course but I do like it, the main reason I shy away from beer is because, as the saying goes, I tend to Rent it not buy, if you know what I mean. So when I saw that you can actually rent wine, for real, I couldn't help but laugh at this [...] Read More


Whole Grain Raspberry Breakfast Bars Do you like to cook?

Now that kids are going back to school, here's a recipe for school-moms out there looking for power-packed breakfasts and snacks that kids can have without being late for the schoolbus run. Whole Grain Raspberry Breakfast Bars Prep time: 15 minutes Bake time: 25 minutes Makes 15 servings Raspberry filling: 1 package (6 ounces) Driscoll's Raspberries 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons orange juice 3 tablespoons orange zest Breakfast Bars: 1-1/2 cups regular or quick oats 3/4 cup whole [...] Read More


Granola: Power Breakfast Do you like to cook?

Granola is getting more and more popular. Every health conscious food blogger seems to always be on the lookout for a recipe. It is light, tasty and very filling - makes for a satisfying breakfast or snack. All this time I thought it was some derivative of the Spanish word for grain - grano. It seems it has a much more colourful history than that. It shares the some roots [...] Read More