Salon Saturday: Italian Red Wines

This Salon Saturday radio show aired on February 3 when I covered Italian red wines for Valentine’s Day. However these luscious reds are good anytime, certainly with Italian cuisine, but also any hearty meal, charcuterie board or roasted meats. I actually look for...

Salon Saturday: Jane Austen and Romantic Movies

Jane Austen was a topic we explored on the February 3 Salon Saturday radio show. Many romantic movies were based on the novels of Jane Austen and many of our notions about romantic movies began with her. What was it like for a woman writer back in the late 18th and...

Salon Saturday: Writing the Romance Novel

This topic aired on the Salon Saturday radio show on January 27. I chose the topic partly because Valentine’s Day was coming, but a good romance novel works any time of year. Romance novels have evolved over time and many readers enjoy the classics as well as...

Salon Saturday: Jan 27: Tequila Sippers

Typically tequila is used in cocktails, but smoother versions are also fine for just sipping and you don’t need cocktail shakers and lots of other ingredients. Every make a Bloody Mary from scratch? I rest my case. We did a tasting on air of two tequilas so I wanted...