Red Wine Chocolate Cherry Cake

by SandraWidick // July 1, 2020 // Comments off

Happy July! Cherry season is in full swing and I had a big bag of cherries to use and some leftover wine from my date night with hubby. I decided to create this easy recipe that you will love if... Continue reading →

Strawberry Wine Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // June 3, 2020 // Comments off

Happy Thursday! Living in Northern California gives me the opportunity to have awesome wineries to visit and one of my favorite places to go is Castello Di Amorosa. It’s located in Calistoga, about 50 minutes drive from where I live.... Continue reading →

Vanilla Cheesecake Squares with Wine Gelée

by SandraWidick // May 20, 2019 // Comments off

Happy Monday! How is every doing? I’ve been super sick with a bad cold for the last 4 days. I’m feeling a bit better today, but I’m so tired of coughing so much! My husband is sick too so… yeah…... Continue reading →

Mulled Wine Chocolate Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // November 12, 2018 // Comments off

Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way …. Happy Monday!!! Hope everyone is doing great. The past few days have been really bad for California. Many fires around the state have destroyed homes and killed people. My family is... Continue reading →

Red Wine Pear Chocolate Cake

by SandraWidick // October 2, 2018 // Comments off

Happy October! Finally my favorite month is here! I love pumpkins, Halloween, apples, candy, Fall, spooky decorations, etc. I’m drinking pumpkin spice coffee right now (I bought it at Trader Joe’s and it’s very good). I felt that I was... Continue reading →

Chocolate Red Wine Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // June 29, 2018 // Comments off

“Red, red wine, goes to my head Makes me forget that I Still need you so…” -UB40- This time I’m baking with red wine, I chose Barbera from my favorite winery Castello Di Amorosa. Barbera has aromas of dark fruits... Continue reading →

Dark Chocolate Brownies with Port Wine and Cherries

by SandraWidick // June 6, 2018 // Comments off

Last weekend we visited a couple of wineries in Placerville (California) and we got the chance to taste some great wines from that area. Today, I was in the mood for brownies, so I thought why not using some of... Continue reading →

Rosato Wine Raspberry Cupcakes

by SandraWidick // May 25, 2018 // Comments off

I’m very excited about this recipe because I think it has all you want for Spring and Summer : Cupcakes and a glass of rosé. I’m a super fan of berries and wine. If you haven’t tried raspberries and rosé,... Continue reading →

Strawberry Fantasia Cake

by SandraWidick // April 17, 2018 // Comments off

My husband and I like to go wine tasting around the Napa Valley area. A couple of years ago, we discovered a beautiful winery called Castello Di Amorosa which is in Calistoga. After visiting a few times, we decided to... Continue reading →

Strawberry Cake

by SandraWidick // June 2, 2017 // Comments off

Hello Everybody!! Summer is almost here and it means that we’ll start baking with lots of berries. Last weekend hubby and I decided to do something different and we went to San Francisco for the day. Our first stop was... Continue reading →

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