About Cabernet & Chaos 🍷🔥

Close-up of a woman with long brown hair, light makeup, and a slight smile, standing outdoors in front of a house with white siding.
Cheers!

This corner of The Hollow Quill is for the women who cook with garlic measured by the heart, pour wine without checking the ounces, and somehow turn weeknight dinners into full emotional events.

Here you’ll find cozy recipes, chaotic kitchen commentary, wine pairings, family-inspired comfort meals, date-night dishes, holiday spreads, and the kind of food that tastes even better eaten standing over the stove at midnight.

Cabernet & Chaos isn’t about perfection.
It’s about flavor.

Memory.

Indulgence.

Laughter.
And occasionally threatening to throw the wooden spoon across the kitchen while sipping Cabernet.

So pour a glass, loosen the waistband, and stay awhile.
Things are getting deliciously chaotic around here. 🍝🍷

Cabernet & Chaos Ragù alla Bolognese — Braised Beef, Red Wine, Zero Regrets

Cabernet & Chaos Ragù alla Bolognese — Braised Beef, Red Wine, Zero Regrets

“This braised beef bolognese (shredded beef ragu) is slow-braised in red wine, tomatoes, and aromatics until it falls apart and turns into a rich, cozy pasta sauce. Perfect for date night, Sunday dinner, meal prep, and freezer meals. Serve over pappardelle, rigatoni, or polenta with parmesan + herbs.”

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My Interpretation of My Mother’s Roast Pork, Pernil

My Interpretation of My Mother’s Roast Pork, Pernil

“Within the last year I was visiting Florida and vividly remember the look on her face when I threw away an empanada I only took one bite out of. Her reaction -

“I’ve never saw a whole empanada in my garbage can before.” Disdain filled her words, and if looks could kill.

It’s not my fault, I have hot girl belly issues. I CANNOT have tomato sauce in every single dish I eat. Hence, I offended my mother in the worst way ever — by insulting her food.

The worst kind of offense to a Puerto Rican woman…”

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Bistro Style                  🥘 🇵🇷                       Chuck Roast

Bistro Style 🥘 🇵🇷 Chuck Roast

“Let it stew in its own juices like a freshly dumped 42-year-old perimenopausal woman soaking in a bubble bath sipping her third glass of cabernet, rubbing one out like no ones fucking business.”

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