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Oui Oui! French wine is delicious!! J'adore vin français (I love French wine!!) I always thought I didn't like French wine. I had a few bad experiences with wine that tasted really horsey. Literally, it tasted like a stinky horse in the barn. So I shied away from French wine. I'm happy to report that I was wrong!!! The funny thing is, I don't think I'm the only person that is a bit shy about French wine. I attended a French wine tasting at BevMo! last Thursday. Our guests at these tastings usually head straight for the bar and immediately start tasting. The atmosphere is always lively with guests sipping wine and friends chatting. This night was different. Everyone walked into the tasting room and went straight for the cheese without filling their glass with wine. And no one was talking. It was weird. I think they were intimidated by the labels. It couldn't have been our host. Emmanuel was delightful. He was friendly and charming with a twinkle i...

Don's wine flight We went to BIN 38 in San Francisco last Saturday. We took Elli with us, which probably wasn't the best decision, but we were eating early (5:45pm) and thought it would be fine. We rarely go out anymore. But now that I'm working again (woo hoo!) we decided to treat ourselves to a day in the city. Don did a quick search of places in SF and found BIN 38. We love wine so it sounded great to us. It was listed as a $$ price point. Which is a little misleading unless you're very careful with what you order. It turns out BIN 38 is quite the happening singles scene and it's more wine bar than restaurant. They made an amazing plate of pappardelle noodles with an alfredo sauce for Elli. It was super tasty so she was happy. Don and I each had a different wine flight, w shared the olive tapenade appetizer, and each of us enjoyed a really yummy entree. He had scallops. I had chicken. Burrata $14 Castelvetrano olive tapenade, garlic puree, char...

I have an amazing BBQ chicken recipe for you. It's awesome, and so easy, you'll hug me the next time you see me. This is the kind of meal the boys love. And when the boys are happy and full, we're happy. Right? That's how it is in my house anyway. And I only have one boy to feed. But he's a big eater. So when I can satisfy him I'm oh-so-happy.  Want to know the best part? You can have this sandwich, which is a meal, on the table in 30 minutes. Start to finish. It starts with this dude right here: Guy Fieri. And the big honkin' roast chickens they make at Costco. No one will need to know that you really didn't do anything. It will be our little secret.  Pulled Chicken BBQ Sandwich serves 6 1 large Rotisserie chicken  1 jar Guy Fieri Kansas City BBQ Sauce 1 package of cole slaw mix 1 jar Marie's Cole Slaw Dressing 6 Slices of Sourdough Bread 1 clove of garlic 3 T butter Cheese (optional) Heat oven to 350 degrees. Chicken...

"Mom, I want to go on a date." silence "Mom, I want to go on a date. Can I go? I want to know what it's like."   silence "Mom?" she was standing two inches from my face. "I heard you." I was processing what she said, thinking that if I didn't make eye contact with her she would drop the subject and walk away. "Mom....I want to go on my first date with a boy that I know, that's a friend." WHAT? A date? With who? Where will you go? "You know I'm going with you. Wherever you go."  My mind was racing with so many thoughts. I didn't really expect to have this conversation so soon. A date? Boys? She's in fifth grade. Is this normal? Should I let her. Holy crap, I need Don. "Where's your dad? Don?" I looked at the door hoping he would magically appear at that very moment. "Mom. It's just a question." she said, with just a little bit of eye roll. The thought o...