The start of another year! In a groggy haze on New Years Eve, I promised someone (or was it myself?) that I would be good this year. I said I would draw up my New Year’s Resolutions – particularly after the roller-coaster year I had last year.

Christmas is coming - soon it will be time to wrap holiday gifts! Do you want to do something different with your gift wrap this year? Here are twenty five festive holiday gift wrap ideas guaranteed to make your gifts look just as special as your holiday season!

Many of these gift wrap ideas suggest adding ornaments to decorate your gifts. This can look pretty and be an added gift for the holidays.

For your family and guests, Christmas is a day to spend time together. You expend so much energy planning for the big event that you may forget about the days before and after, when houseguests will still need to eat.

It’s that time of year again when we all get together and share good conversation, merriment, and great food. Here’s a quick and easy recipe for an eggnog milkshake.

“Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive!”  “Pardon?” In other words…  “The Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived!”  Perhaps the French are actually on to something here.  Kicking off the holidays begins on the third Thursday of November with the traditional uncorking of this light red wine of the Beaujolais region in France.

Ordering wine in restaurants is an essential step in enjoying your dining experience. You will find that there are two types of restaurants serving wine: simply, those that have a poor wine service and poor wine selections, and those that provide a knowledgeable and helpful wine staff, and stock favorable wines.

Using bargain wines is often preferable for occasions when it would be unwise to to invest a large amount of money in expensive wine. Do you really want to use top-notch red wine for making sangria or for serving up at parties, when friends have already had enough to drink? No, I didn't think so! Drinking Bargain Wines Blended wine is usually cheaper and a reasonable bet in terms of drinkability.

Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons sweet butter 3 ounces baking chocolate 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 ounces Jack Daniel's Whiskey.

Jack Daniel's Glaze Mix together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

The history of wine consumption in America has been frought with starts, stops, and inconsistencies. The American population has always had a love-hate relationship with alcohol.