
Oenophiles, rejoice: This week is packed with wine tastings around the country. Perhaps everyone's gearing up for the
holidays, or brainstorming early pairings for
Thanksgiving. I'll take the wine, whatever the reason.

Since the
election night party starts around dinnertime, I plan on providing guests with some substantial snacking. However, the party is at
Elixir, a bar with no kitchen, so all of the food has to be made in advance, and it must taste delicious served at room temperature.
To keep up with the patriotic theme,
LibertySugar and I have come up with clever names for each of the dishes.

After publishing her first cookbook,
Around My Mother's Table,
Ribbon Chick Lisa Burton, continued her crusade to raise breast cancer awareness with
A la Pink, a breast cancer survivors recipe contest. Over the past year she's invited women to share their story and their best recipe. The winner,
Tina Herold and her scrumptious recipe, buffalo chicken cheese dip, were announced in September.Herold used her experience to open a wig shop that provides support and compassion for women with cancer.

Labor Day weekend means food-happenings galore. At front and center is
Slow Food Nation '08, the country's first ever
slow food event, to be held in San Francisco. I'll be in attendance, so I can learn more about eating sustainably.

After stuffing myself silly with Mexican food nachos on
Cinco de Mayo, I just couldn't bear to have another plate of tortilla chips covered in cheese. That's why I started thinking about other types of chips and toppings. Before I knew it, I was in my kitchen crazily making these buffalo — as in wings not mozzarella — nachos.In this insanely tasty dish, sour cream and onion potato chips are topped with diced buffalo chicken and a blue-cheese sauce.

When planning the menu for your
wedding, it's important to remember what time of year the ceremony will take place in. It's tempting to want to incorporate Spring's asparagus and strawberries into the menu, but
Elena's wedding will take place in October, a time when neither asparagus or strawberries are in season.
Thus this menu features seasonal twists on classic, yet sophisticated dishes that highlight some of Sean and Elena's favorite foods.

Buffalo wings are one of my guilty pleasure bar foods; I love to order them when I'm out drinking beers with the buddies. Unfortunately, they're not the most figure friendly food, but this recipe for a healthy version also hits the spot. Making these fiery buffalo chicken wraps at home allows you to control the quality of ingredients.

Think you love chicken wings? Well think again.
Matt Reynolds, a journalist from New York, recently left his job at
Reuters to search for the best Buffalo wings in the state of New York.

Ever since I went to dinner with my gal pal Casey, I've been craving buffalo wings (her fave food) like mad. So imagine how I felt when I found a recipe that combines her favorite food with my favorite food - pizza! - for a speedy and scrumptious dinner.