Home Is Where the Wine Is

Let’s face it…it’s tough to eat out cheaply when you’re craving a glass of anything alcoholic to stave off the work week demons. Want to keep your extra hard-earned dinero? Grab a bottle and head home. It’s nothing new, but restaurants have mastered the art of the markup. There’s also no way to tell how long a bottle has been opened (wine bottles should have one of those freshness strips like battery packaging). After a long day, I skip the restaurant and head home with my liquid comfort. My new favorite pairing: a Kashi thin crust frozen pizza, $6, (no, it’s not made of granola and it doesn’t contain hemp seeds) and a bottle of 7 Daughters Red Winemakers blend, $14 (http://www.7daughters.com/). This wine is a great value and packs some serious flavor. The peppery finish meshes nicely with the tomato base of this crispy, veggie-packed pizza. It’s the perfect go-to for broke kids with high flavor standards—like me.