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Laurie and I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary earlier this week – woohoo!! Since Laurie is the main reason I now have a food,...

Well, it’s been one year since I posted my first blog! I thought it would be fun to share some of my thoughts on blogging and what I’ve...

Kitchen Confidential was a fantastic book written by the late, great Anthony Bourdain that exposed all the things everyone wanted to...

My mom, Shirley Geis, passed away last week at the age of 88. Given that she was the best mom ever, I wanted to honor her in this week’s...

OK, now that we have covered everything associated with planning the perfect wine tasting dinner for friends and family in my last two...

Last week I covered some of the basics of how to plan a wine tasting dinner for friends and family. In this week’s blog, I’ll share some...

Most people think they could never host a wine tasting dinner, either because they don’t know enough about wine, or they believe it would...

Laurie and I did a lot of planning for retirement, including both financial and life planning. One thing we didn’t consider was how...

One of my best purchases ever was a small electric smoker I bought about ten years ago – my life has never been the same since! I’ve...

Well, I made it to 60! I hit that significant milestone last week as a retiree and without any serious health issues over the past six...

While I love cooking and spending time in the kitchen, many nights I just want to make something quick, easy, and healthy without a lot...

One of my all-time favorite sandwiches is the BLT – a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich on toasted white bread with a healthy amount of...

Floridians love their farmer’s markets and given the great weather down here they are held year-round. One of my favorite challenges is...

Food and wine can create strange bedfellows. I have a long “bucket list” of food and wine destinations and experiences that I am working...

Every year when Superbowl Sunday comes around I make a big pot of homemade chili to enjoy while Laurie and I watch the start of the big...

Food and wine bring people together. But what about when your dinner companions are your sworn mortal enemies? Is that dinner destined to...

There’s a series on the Cooking Channel called “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” that showcases celebrity chefs talking about their favorite...

I almost decided to call my blog “Grub, Grains, Grapes and Grunge” to reflect the enormous role music plays in enhancing all of my food...

Thanksgiving is a day of indulgence, so what could be better than enjoying a cocktail hour on the big day with even more food and drink...

Every aspiring chef needs a good cookbook library. And every library includes a smaller set of essential cookbooks that you simply can’t...