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Great recipes, better with wine!

Cooking Chat has hundreds of tasty, (mostly) healthy recipes with wine pairings. Our recipes are based primarily on whole foods and seasonal ingredients. The site is a great resource to find wine pairings for a meal you are making as well as getting inspiration for what to cook for dinner tonight. We also enjoy finding creative ways to use leftovers and ingredients that happen to be on hand.

Trending Recipes & Posts

Here are our top recipes for this time of year. They are enjoyed regularly by our family as well as readers visiting Cooking Chat. Be sure to let us know which ones you try!

  • grilled swordfish plated with rice pilaf and green salad.
    Easy Grilled Swordfish with Garlic Soy Marinade
  • Greek Turkey Spinach Skillet recipe
    Greek Style Ground Turkey Skillet with Spinach
  • Easy Broccolini Pasta Recipe with Garlic
  • leftover steak fajitas served on a turquoise plate
    Leftover Steak Fajitas
  • grilled steak tips on a white platter with a side of arugula greens.
    Easy Grilled Steak Tips
  • sauteed radicchio on a plate.
    Sautéed Radicchio with Balsamic and Parmesan Cheese
  • Easy Mexican dip with cream cheese on a plate, served with tortilla chips
    Easy Mexican Dip with Cream Cheese
  • salmon topped with mushrooms, served with pasta and a red Merlot wine.
    Salmon with Mushrooms and Red Wine Pairings

Recent Recipes, Podcasts and Articles

Here are the latest recipes and articles that we have published!

  • Denver steak slides served with BBQ sauce, rice and green beans.
    Easy Denver Steak Recipe
  • Barcelona and Girona: Finding Wine Moments on a Family Trip to Spain
  • Hearty Chicken Red Lentil Soup with Spinach
  • lineup of three AVIVO wines, made with regenerative processes.
    Planning a Wine Dinner and Exploring Green Wine Pairings

Wine Pairing

As we say on Cooking Chat, great recipes get even better with wine! Check out our wine pairing categories for a wide range of great wine pairing ideas.

  • Ligurian Pesto Pasta recipe
    Ligurian Pesto Pasta with Wine Pairing
  • Sangiovese with Pasta and Meatless Meat Sauce is a very good Molise wine pairing to try.
    Molise Wine Pairing Surprise for #ItalianFWT
  • Oven Baked Steak Tips with BBQ Marinade
  • Oven Roasted Sirloin Steak with Onion Sauce
See more wine pairing →

Grilled Seafood

It’s officially grilling season! We enjoy grilling a wide range of proteins and vegetables. Take a look at our Grilled Seafood recipe ideas as well as our other grilling categories.

  • Grilled Swordfish with Pineapple Salsa, for Labor Day Grilling Roundup. | cookingchat.com
    Grilled Swordfish with Pineapple Salsa
  • Simple Grilled Tilapia recipe
    Simple Grilled Tilapia
  • salmon served on a bed of orzo, topped with pesto.
    Salmon with Pesto and Orzo
  • grilled tilapia topped with tomatoes and olives, with a lemon on the side.
    Grilled Tilapia with Tomatoes, Olives and Greek Wine Pairing
See more Grilled Seafood →

About David Crowley

Hi there! I’m David. I love creating tasty, (mostly) healthy recipes, finding interesting wine pairings, and sharing good food with family and friends.

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