Mandi's Kitchen

#momlife, as sweet as it is, can be a grind. Especially when you're in charge of the family meals and no one likes the same things.

My precious picky eaters sucked the fun right out of my kitchen for a long time...but now I'm getting it back, one glass (ok, bottle!) of wine at a time.

I've always loved wine for its magical loosening up & calming down powers (I lean towards introversion & anxiety), but I fell even harder when I learned how well it can complement my favorite everyday, no-frills recipes.

This decidedly un-snobby wine wisdom has my meals bursting with flavor now, and I'm having way too much fun experimenting in the kitchen to feel like cooking is a chore.

The really fun part? I get my kids to try new, healthy foods by sharing what I've learned in dinnertime fruit juice tastings. Stuff they've turned their nose up at for years is hitting their palates in a whole new way!

Added bonus: I'm saving money since I don't do the whole buy it–try it–hate it–waste it dance after reading the label at the liquor store.

So welcome to my kitchen, where I invite you to shop my favorites, have me over for a tasting party that your friends will rave about for weeks, and learn how I get to work my wine biz from home as a single mom raising those two goofballs.

Cheers!