Entertain/Food
Craft Corner: Punched-Can Votive with Helen Jane Hearn
You’ve got the recipes, now it’s time to decorate your 4th of July Potluck table. In this episode of Wine Sisterhood TV, Helen Jane Hearn demonstrates how to make punched-can votives, a simple craft that you can create with items you may already have around your house…
Fourth of July Barbecue Potluck
A Fourth of July Potluck is a long-standing family tradition for our home entertaining expert Helen Jane Hearn. We caught up with Helen Jane in this latest episode of Wine Sisterhood TV to show us how she puts together a summer potluck that your guests will love.Watch the…
Burgers With Your Besties
Kick off the summer right this Memorial Day weekend by inviting your besties over for grilled burgers in the backyard. To make it a little more interesting (and stimulating for yourself), try one of the internationally-inspired recipes below which will be sure to surprise and delight your guests. What…
Bubbly Mimosas and Brunch for Mother’s Day
Did you know that the day honoring Mom is one of the busiest restaurant days of the year? Skip the crowds and whip us this extra-special Biscuit Brunch and Mimosa Bar for your special mom in less time than you think. Our friend and fellow wine sister Helen Jane…
Grilled Cheese for Grown Ups!
Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Day With Grown-Up Recipes and Wine PairingsNational Grilled Cheese Day is Friday, April 12. We’ve found a couple of dee-licious, grown-up grilled cheese sandwich recipes to dig into with a few tasty wines: Smoky Jalapeño Grilled Cheese with Tomatillos and…
Rachael Ray Magazine Features Middle Sister Wines
Spot a familiar face in the February issue of Every Day with Rachael Ray – Middle Sister Drama Queen Pinot Grigio! Flip to page 26 and check out the story titled “LOL labels” by Allyson Dickman. She writes:“Buy wine because of a funny label, and you kind of expect to…
Six Secrets for Stress-Free Entertaining
We’re excited to announce Cabot Creamery as a sponsor for our 2013 Wine Sisterhood Gathering this March! Cabot Creamery is a 1,200+ farm family dairy cooperative with members in New England and upstate NY producing all natural, award-winning cheeses, including the “World’s Best Cheddar,” as well…
Holiday Punch and Fondue Recipes
This past weekend, a few of our Wine Sisters threw an engagement party for a close friend (You may have seen a few of the photos on our Facebook Page). Of course, it was only natural to work in a few festive treats since it fell so close to the…
Pairing Wine with Thanksgiving Dinner
So many flavors. So little time. It’s the one meal a year that can set our wine pairing brains on fire. Not to worry. Here are our humble Wine Sisterhood tips to make your holiday wine-worry-free.Red or White? How about both. Likely you’ll have a…
Halloween: Not Just for Kids
Getting Cute or Creepy This HalloweenHappy Halloween! Can you believe it’s that time of year again? Time to put on a costume, carve your jack o’ lantern, and try not to indulge on way too many fun-sized candy bars. (In case you were wondering, a nice Monogamy…
Harvest Party Recipes
It’s harvest season in the Napa Valley and we’re celebrating with a few of our favorite things – friends, food and wine. As a follow up to our latest Wine Sisterhood TV episode, we’re sharing MAV and Natalie’s recipes for the dishes they prepared for the party…
Red, White & Green Italian Heritage Deviled Eggs
Today is Columbus Day and I really wanted to make a killer lasagna or risotto but since I’m kind of on the program, decided to stick with these low-fat but super-delish deviled eggs. Whenever I make hard-boiled eggs, I use the Jacques Pepin method which seems…