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Drink Wine and Get Organized – First Day of Summer!
We had a blast on Wednesday with our latest Facebook LIVE video. Neatsmart owner Carrie Peebles presented some smart organizing tips, and I got to share a trio of super cool summer eats and the wine that pairs perfectly with them. If you didn't get a chance to see the...
Almost Summer Chilled Soups – Atlanta and Company
Almost Summer Chilled Soups Even though it’s almost summer, it can still be soup time! Soup is wonderful chilled, whether savory or sweet. I'm showing host Cara how to make these soups - even without turning on your oven! Roasted Red Pepper Gazpacho 1 Large English...
Drink Wine and Get Organized – Fathers Day Edition!
Fab Friend and professional organizer Carrie Peeples of Neatsmart joined me in our second FACEBOOK LIVE last week, we had a blast. I promised to share her fabulous organizing tips, as well as some yummy wines and my paired foods for Dad on his special day....
Atlanta and Company – Super Sides for Dad’s Day!
You may already be prepping the grill for Fathers Day on Sunday, but what’s going on the side? Here’s a couple of quick and yummy ideas to whip up for dinner that Dad AND the whole gang will love! Grilled Veggie Skewers Broccoli Florets Cauliflower Florets Baby or...
Five Quick Things You Want to Know About Chardonnay
FIVE Quick Things You Want to Know About Chardonnay Think you don’t like Chardonnay? Its passé? You’ll think again when you taste some of the newer chardonnays from all over the world. Welcome to the new world of Chardonnay - many are clean, crisp and...
Delicious and Yummy, Fast and Easy Spring Appetizers on Atlanta & Co This Morning!
Just when you think this month can’t possibly hold another celebration – along comes a graduation or party – or the big holiday at the end of the month - Memorial Day. Here’s two perfectly easy and delicious appetizers for all the fun, using small sweet peppers...
Verdejo – Summer Spanish Surprise Wine Find
Pronunciation: Ver-day-ho From: Rueda, Spain (North-Central region) What’s it taste like? Easy Drinker with Well-Balanced Medium to High Acidity, Aromatic and Tasting of Fresh Herbs and Greenery. (The wine term for this is ‘herbaceous’, and can apply to taste or...
Salsa BEYOND the Chip – Happy National Salsa Month! Atlanta & Company
It not surprising that May, the month with Cinco de Mayo is National Salsa Month. Today Christine and I will make a super easy fresh salsa and talk about what to do with it once you make it! Grilled Tomato Salsa 10 Plum Tomatoes, Halved 1 TB Canola or Grapeseed Oil 1...
What to Drink When You’d Like a Drink
Pronounced: veeng-yo vaird From: Portugal, on the West Coast of the Iberian Peninsula Aging Potential: In the passenger seat of your car on the way home from the store Serving Temp: Very Cool. For the whites from 40F to 45F. For red and rosé from 45F to 50F Flavors:...
Gruner Means GOOD!
Gruner Means GOOD If you like the crisp refreshing snap of a good Pinot Grigio, you’re in for a treat when you taste the subtle familiarity and pleasant distinctiveness of Gruner Veltliner. Pronounced: grooner velt-LEEN-er And if you are really cool? Just call...
Happy National Egg Salad Week on Atlanta and Company!!
Happy National Egg Salad Week The week around the Easter Holiday is typically a week filled with eggs and bunnies. I'll let you eat the chocolate bunnies, but here are two great ideas for leftover boiled eggs that will make everyone happy! Fun Host Christine Pullera...
Sensational Spring Salads on Atlanta and Company!
Its time for spring veggies! Cabbage, Arugula, Carrots and Radishes all roll into season this month in Georgia. I’m sharing the best of spring with fun hostess Christine on Atlanta & Company!. We’ll make the most of the spring season salad ingredients with a twist!...
Fun with a Cork and a Fork!
Wednesday night found the Taste and Savor crew heading up to North Georgia for a big BIG wine tasting. We hosted 55 people for food and wine in a lovely community way up 85. What a great time we had – the audience was super and we spent the evening wining and dining....
Spring Strawberries on Atlanta and Company This Morning!
The first of Georgia strawberries are rolling into the stores. Here are some fast facts about our favorite luscious red berry – the most popular in the world. AND some easy and delicious recipes that I am sharing with fun host Christine Pullera on Atlanta and Company...
Its the Chicken Soup Time of the Year!
Great Ways to make YOUR Chicken *Noodle Soup Easy, Delicious and Better for YOU! (use wheat noodles OR carrot noodles to make this soup gluten free) 2 TB Canola or Grapeseed Oil 1 Cup Chopped Yellow Onion 1 Cup Chopped Carrots *Swap out some of your carrots for...
Yummy Healthy Snacks for (Almost) Spring!
It's the end of February and Heart Health month is almost over – but we’re rolling right into bathing suit season! Here in the south, in less than 2 months we are heading for the pool or the beach. Here’s three EASY and DELICIOUS ways to welcome March with feel good...
Everything on Your Plate – The Peach and The Porkchop
“If you ever open a restaurant together, you should name it Peach and The Porkchop” said the co-owner’s father. You gotta love a restaurant that’s takes itself SO lightly that it’s named after Peach - the wife and her husband - Porkchop. Located in the far reaches of...
Chocolate Treats for YOUR Valentine!
I’m whipping up some easy, delicious, fast and fun ways to enjoy better-for-you chocolate with friends and family on ATL and CO tomorrow, February 13th in the noon hour, (11:15 to 12:15) on NBC 11alive in Atlanta. I’ve got two recipes to share with Christine – an...
Stealthy Snacks for the Super Bowl
Some of my friends think its funny that I am sharing Super Bowl Snacks on Atlanta and Company today. I’m not much of a sports fan – I go to the game for the popcorn, peanuts and a very cold beer. But who can resist rooting for the home team? Certainly not me!...
Start 2017 Soup-taculary! Here’s the FIVE Building Blocks of SOUP!
Super Soups for the New Year It's the soup time of the year - Anyone can make delicious soup. YOU can take these building blocks and use your own ingredients to create a your own creative signature soup. Today on NBC 11 Alive's Atlanta and CO Host Christina and I will...