Today’s boxed wine isn’t your grandma’s Franzia. It’s inexpensive, stays fresh for weeks and is easy on the environment. And, believe it or not, it’s good.
Ok, maybe not good like a 2006 Peay Vineyards Scallop Shelf Estate Pinot Noir (one of Food & Wine Magazine’s top wines of 2009), which will set you back $55, but definitely good enough for those of us who don’t (completely) turn up our noses at a glass of Yellowtail Shiraz.
Boxed wine makes up over 50% of the wine market in Australia. France and the UK are …

During my stint as a dating columnist for another publication earlier this year, I became a bit of an expert in the art of the first date. Why? Because I attempted to go on as many of them as possible in thirty days… just to see what would happen (and maybe to create interest in my column). My first date blitz turned out much better than expected- I’m now shacking up with date number eight.
Going out on so many consecutive dates did make one thing clear – great first dates …

You might say I’m a bit of a pizza connoisseur. In search of a good culinary challenge last summer, I experimented with different pizza dough recipes, making my own marinara sauce and trying different topping combinations. At this point, I make a pretty mean pie.
Of course, making your own pizza might not be entirely feasible or practical. But that doesn’t mean Pizza Hut or Dominos are your only options. In fact, if you forgo the pizza joints on the list below for either of those, well… I weep for you.

Knolla’s Pizza …

We’ve all been there. One beer turns into six. Or seven. A glass of wine turns into a bottle. Or two. And before you know it, you’re Jell-o wrestling in a kiddie pool in someone’s backyard.
It happens.
So the next time you wake up with a serious case of dry mouth (or dry heaves) and a splitting headache, pop back a few Advil and drag your disheveled self to one of these guaranteed-to-make-you-feel-somewhat-human-again restaurants.

The Beacon – A Wichita staple for the morning after, this downtown greasy spoon serves some of the …

As unemployment rates rise and the number of available jobs dwindle, I think we can all give a collective middle finger to the US economy for the doom and gloom of 2009. Unfortunately, the outlook for 2010 isn’t much brighter. But before you give up hope completely and move back in with mom and dad, make sure you’ve fully exhausted your options. Here’s a list of 10 tips to re-energize your job search:

If you’ve already scoured Monster and CareerBuilder and maybe even picked up an actual (gasp!) newspaper and checked …