Oh Marone a Mia!  My creamy vodka sauce is one of those recipes that feels a little fancy but couldn’t be easier to make. With a restaurant-style finish, it’s cozy, thick and creamy, and the kind of sauce you’ll want to keep in your back pocket for pasta nights, date nights, and everything in between. This is great on any kind of pasta, but I LOVED it over some chicken cutlets. You will need: 4 tbsp olive oil ½ large onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2  tsp red pepper flakes 1/2...

Tucked into the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the Yadkin River Valley begins to climb toward higher ground, lies a vineyard that feels as if it was plucked from the countryside of Italy or France. Castello Barone Vineyards & Winery is nestled in the Swan Creek AVA of Ronda, North Carolina The red portfolio is bold and distinctive, Montepulciano, Petit Verdot, Tannat, Cabernet Franc, and even the lesser-known Saperavi. Whites such as Vermentino, Petit Manseng, and Tocai...

Hot off the press 📢 So, you may or may not have seen this breaking news: the food pyramid has officially been turned upside down. But before you panic and toss your grains out the window, here’s the real story……..and it’s actually better for food lovers everywhere. For years, the classic pyramid told us to load up on grains, skimp on fats, and treat fruits and vegetables like nice accessories. It was simple, but it never fully satisfied anyone who actually cared about the way food tastes,...