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Momma Explains - Mother of Five Gives Tips on Food and Dining

Momma Explains is a blog covering all things wine, food, and family! Learn from an experienced mother of five how to cook food, pair food with wine, and most importantly: enjoy your family! The blog was a gift from Momma"s son to give her the oppurtunity to share the wealth of information she"s gathered through experience and self learning. Come join in the discussion and learn a thing or two from Momma! Here is Momma"s first post: *Having programmers as offspring has its benefits, this is my Mother"s Day Gift from my son. So now the whole Internet gets to have Momma Explain ! *As an avid cook and wine aficionado I have been enjoying wine and food for quite a long time but only recently really put the time and research into using both my food recipes and wine knowledge together so as to harmonize during our meals. Being of Italian descent, you must understand that the meal is the family unifier and good food and wine complete the experience and enhance the joy. *Tuesdays I will be bringing my latest wine finds (Oh, I am a bargain shopper with high expectations!), along with the recipes I find best compliment that dish. *Thursdays will be my mercurial summaries of my vast brood, extended family and experiences. Sometimes filled with humor, sarcasm and pathos, but it will be what Momma knows and explains. Except great articles from Momma every tuesday and thursday! This week"s post is going to be about cooking for graduation parties, don"t miss out!


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