by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Apr 4, 2020 | Wine Pairings
Quarantine Day 19: I love sunrise in Panama. I live on the edge of the jungle with views of the Pacific Ocean. I can see the ships lining up to get into the mouth of the Panama Canal. The birds are noisy–chirping and cawing to welcome the new day. We are...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Apr 1, 2020 | Wine Pairings
It’s so easy to make Italian-style Homemade Pesto that you’ll want to make it every single night. I’m not joking. Homemade Pesto really is one of the easiest things to make… ever. Pesto originated in Genoa, a town in Northern Italy around the 16th...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Mar 24, 2020 | Wine Pairings
I feel like Captain Kirk writing my Star Ship Enterprise log entries… not sure if anyone will ever read the blog but I want to preserve the data, just in case. Like many of you, my emotions have been on a vomit-inducing roller coaster since we first heard the...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Mar 20, 2020 | Wine Pairings
Italians have the right perspective about food—make it rich, make it right, and then enjoy the heck out of it. Chocolate Liqueur is no exception. It’s rich, smooth, chocolatey and has the right amount of kick to let you know this isn’t for kids. When...
by Melissa Darnay, The Wine Maven | Mar 10, 2020 | Desserts, Wine Pairings
Cake makes me happy. Actually, even the thought of cake makes me happy. And this Snickers Cake recipe takes happiness to a whole new level. I started baking when I was ten years old, and I’ve never stopped. I love the process of looking at recipes, and then modifying...
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