thank you to everyone who answered
this question i made earlier pertaining to wine and cooking.
i ended up buying a $4 bottle of italian chianti at trader joe's. actually i bought one for cooking and the other for drinking. tonight's dinner turned out fantastic! and i have tons of leftovers!!
the wine is actually pretty good. i'm not a wine expert, but i do know if i am drinking wine that's bad. and when i think of "bad" i shudder because i remember my mom drinking wine out of a jug when i was younger (she no long does thank god!). yes. we are very midwestern...
i know some of you may think rachel ray is evil and i do admit she has a bit of an annoying voice, but i have made many of her recipes of which are some of my favourite dishes. here is her tuscan caccitore risotto recipe i found:
http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipe/31207/ i cooked the chicken until almost done and finished cooking it when i added it to the rice. other than that, i didn't do anything differently. enjoy!