A vegetarian pasta dish that stands up to the kind of medium-bodied, earthy, bright red wine that I want to drink this time of year. This recipe’s superstar ingredient is ...
Adapted from Madhur Jaffrey’s book At Home with Madhur Jaffrey, this recipe is a quick and delicious way to get more of the nutritional superstar salmon in your diet. In fact, if you stock ...
A tart and refreshing aperitivo incorporating the potent Petal and Berry Tonic from Amanda Chantal Bacon’s gorgeous Moon Juice Cookbook and the exotic rose and silica-based Beauty Water Cocktail Mix from ...
This recipe, my take on a classic from Rick Bayless (the master of all things Mexican), can be as quick or as slow as you want. For dinner on the table in 30 ...
Made with sprouted whole-grain flour and sweetened with beets, maple and a touch of honey, these are healthier cupcakes that taste anything but. A note on the beets here: ...
Rich, creamy and deceptively naughty, this vegan butterscotch pudding is based on all things coconut – coconut milk, coconut cream and coconut sugar. But with only 5 ingredients, quality really ...
While this recipe is adapted from a pregnancy nutrition book called Feed the Belly, these muffins are good for everybody, not just mamas-t0-be. High in fiber, protein and omega-3s, and ...
Making the cold brew concentrate couldn’t be easier. What you do with it after is up to you – drink it straight up, over cold brew ice cubes, gently heat and add ...
Adapted from a recipe in the gluten-free baking book Sweet Goodness, these gingerbread cookies give you everything you want (soft, delicate crumb, sweet warm spice) and nothing you don’t (white flour, ...
As we kick off the season of indulgence, I need my morning smoothie more than ever to feel balanced. And man, I miss them when I’m traveling! This smoothie captures the ...
We sit down to talk to Pamela Busch, founder of The Vinguard and it’s annual event, WINeFare — initiatives driven by women and gender-nonconforming individuals that are committed to social justice, environmental protection, and shared mentorship in the world of wine, with a focus on natural wine.
It is imperative, now more than ever, that we dig into the human side of our favorite wines, and ask how our favorite producers create sustainable work environments, not just vineyards. We wanted to know what an alternative to the existing labor system could look like for wine producers and for workers, so we took a deeper look at Stolpman Vineyards.
We’re so inspired by Nous, a progressive cooperative based on sharing resources, regenerative practices encouraging soil health and biodiversity, and enabling small farmers to succeed in an industry dominated by BIG wine. Could this be the future for small-scale natural winemaking?
A primer on organic wine certification levels and what they mean from our friend Amanda Simpson of organic wine distributor Mountain Peoples Wine.
So, you’re planning a trip to Napa or Sonoma and want the bucolic wine country experience. But now, you’re fully aware of the difference between conventional and natural wine, so you can’t just head up Highway 29 and wing it like in the old days, before you KNEW. A quandary, for sure, as most of Napa isn’t farmed organically. And generally winemaking there is very formulaic, the following of a recipe to achieve a consistent product that gets the scores and justifies the price tag. In other words, the opposite of natural. Because, let’s be honest, most visitors are coming for the Disneyland wine country experience — the perfectly groomed vineyards, the cult Cabernets, the fancy shit.
You’ve probably heard the term “volcanic wine” thrown around lately. As in, “I only drink volcanic wines these days,” from your hipster friend, or “I heard about this volcanic wine from Etna called Susucaru from Action Bronson, but I can’t find it anywhere,” from about a million followers of Action’s Vice show, F**ck That’s Delicious.
I love winter, and the excuse to hunker down and get cozy. Put on a wooly sweater, some fluffy socks and break out the red wine. But pairing red wines with the food we normally eat – fish, veggies, salads – can be challenging. So this recipe, which relies on the earthy, umami-ness of mushrooms and miso and a long, slow cook for depth and complexity, has become a cold weather staple. It’s rich and satisfying, and I might venture to say, even better than the meaty original.
There’s a ton of excellent natural wine out there, one just needs to know how to find it. But without ingredient labels to guide you, you might be asking yourself: “how do I find such wines if my wine shop/restaurant server/local Whole Foods doesn’t know anything about how the wine is made?” Answer: acquaint yourselves with the importers who specialize in low-intervention wines! information alone will provide important clues about the style and constitution of the juice, and help guide you when choosing blindly.
We eat salmon at least once a week in our house. It’s a nutritional superstar, full of brain-boosting, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids — and all of us, including my two little guys, love it. This recipe, from Indian goddess Madhur Jaffrey’s book At Home with Madhur Jaffrey, is in constant rotation.
Full disclosure: I am obsessed with all things Moon Juice, a Venice, CA juice/lifestyle brand based on medicinal herbs, whole foods and the soothing cosmic wisdom of fabulous founder Amanda Chantal Bacon. The whole package is right up my nouveau-hippie alley. Expensive, yes, but can one really put a price on optimal health or eternal beauty? Priceless I say! So […]
I’m a mom of two young boys, a sommelier, a former restaurateur, and a passionate home cook. I believe in eating well and celebrating life every day, not just on weekends or holidays or vacation. With delicious, healthy food, good wine and family and friends gathered around the table. This is my happy place.
My goal is to inspire to get you into the kitchen, and to take the mystery out of serving wine with food. On a Tuesday night. With picky eaters, even toddlers. It’s totally doable. Especially with a glass of wine. Trust me.
