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    Tips For Cooking With Wine

    January 3, 2013 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

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    One of the more frugal tips I’ve learned is to have a cheap bottle of wine on hand. A cheap bottle of white wine, even the box ‘o wines, can make so many different things taste wonderful, in a pinch. Let me share some of my favorites with you:

    • Fruit Salad Glaze: Mix honey and wine until it has the consistency of a glaze. Throw in some cinnamon to taste. Chop up fruits like apples, grapes, or peaches and perhaps a few walnuts and then coat everything with the glaze. Bam. Your family is impressed.
    • Marinade: Combine white wine, honey and rosemary to taste. This one is especially good on chicken.
    • Salad Dressing: Whisk together red wine with olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper, and some Dijon mustard.
    • Spritzer: Mix wine with plain or flavored seltzer water. A great drink with no calories, no sodium and no aspartame.
    • Sangria: Using either red or white wine, add fruit juice and some sliced fruit. Make it a sparkling sangria by adding a bit of seltzer.

    These ideas are adapted from the book 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget, by the writers of Wise Bread.

    What ways do you use wine when cooking? Do you have a favorite “wine based sauce” for pasta or other fun way you use wine when cooking?

    Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn commissions on qualifying purchases. Reviews, opinions are my own.
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    1. Catherine says

      January 4, 2013 at 10:28 am

      Whoever told you wine doesn’t have any calories LIED! 🙂 Might want to fix that…

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    2. Angie says

      January 4, 2013 at 11:41 am

      You are correct Catherine! It looks like a spritzer will contain about 30-40 calories. So, low cal, not calorie free. Sorry about that!

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    3. Joie says

      January 6, 2013 at 8:58 pm

      Fetzer Sundial Chardonnay is a favorite wine for a variety of menus. Nice to see you mention it.

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