• Beef braised in red wine
    Food

    Beef Braised in Red Wine

    Winter has arrived with the call for us to make the coziest dinners of the year, and this is a recipe you will want to make well into January and beyond.  Beef braised in red wine becomes incredibly tender and will entice you to settle in for a warm night at home. The long braise means plenty of hands-off cooking time during which to enjoy other pursuits while everything cooks up to perfection in the oven. Alongside aromatics, I prefer to include whole baby carrots in this dish and a generous handful of sweet cherry tomatoes, which burst in the pot. Give everything a good stir before nestling the carrots…

  • Glass of white sangria with pear
    Drinks

    Pear White Sangria

    Sangria can be served long past summer’s end. With fresh pears available for months to come, this crisp and lightly sweet white sangria recipe is a batch drink to enjoy throughout the year. For now, the addition of elderflower liqueur brings out the most summery flavor of ripe pear slices. Once chillier days are upon us, it adds a bit of warmth to the crispness of pear. When making white sangria, I prefer to use sauvignon blanc, as it lends the herbaceous flavor that I love to each drink. Fruit and wine are a classic combination made even better with this additional note. I also skip the added sugar that…