KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — Last week, we introduced you to integrating wine into your cooking with a focus on using white wine to make sauces and salad dressing. This week, we will look at how to use red wine in the kitchen.

First, we want to reiterate some keys to successfully cooking with wine. First, don’t cook with wine you would not drink. Like any ingredient, the better the wine is, the better your food will taste. Never consider using “bad wine” to cook with. That would be like using rotten apples to make a pie. Second, serving the same wine you use as an ingredient is a great way to provide harmony at the table.