A beautifully set table awaits breakfast, as I prepare a platter of fresh fruit, homemade muffins, and granola. My mom is in the kitchen watching me work. I am very strategic about how I clean and prepare food, that I often turn down assistance when offered. I’m particularly strategic that Mother’s Day morning, with the …
6 Wines for the Holidays!
Let me start off by saying that I generally don’t like to classify wines as being seasonal. But, being that Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s, all happen in a successive three-month timeframe, it has come to be known as “the holiday season.” And, when I think about the foods put out on display at the …
Learning about Oak Barrels with Winemaker – Kevin Luther.
It’s almost 1pm and I am at Wise Villa Winery. With my one strap bag and phone ready for notes, I start to walk through the production area of the winery. As I walked to the back room/office, I found myself walking through water, grape silage, as well as trying to avoid equipment. I’m there …
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Does alcohol affect workout gains?
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy drinking wine as much as you like working out. But does drinking alcohol shortly after a workout negate the gains we just made at the gym? The basic science of muscle building Muscle essentially needs to be broken down and built back up again to gain the strength …