A loaf of bread, a jug of wine and thou Beside me singing in the wilderness — And Wilderness is Paradise enow. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Do you find cooking a chore? “A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.” (Wiktionary) My goal is to simplify cooking, make it a pleasant experience, and uncover…
Category: Food and drink
Kestrel has joined our ensemble!
A kestrel is a member of the falcon family; they can hover in one place in the lightest of breezes and tend to be smaller than other falcons. However the Kestrel that has joined us is a bottle of Port from the Kestrel Winery tasting room in Woodinville, Washington. We welcome such a wonderful traveling…
Road trip! Sonoma to Yamhill
Some food and wine photos from the road. At Brix in Napa Valley At Barndiva in Healdsburg A peach tree at Truett-Hurst Winery The best of all, dinner at Alexis’s place. Frites with rosemary salt, scallops in a herbed tomato sauce, and this fab desert! What a great trip and some of…
Fast and fabulous tarts
Summer brings with fresh and local veggies ready to be sliced and diced into an incredible tart, and what a great idea for a mid week treat that is easy and quick. Puff pastry is one of the few pre-made food items that is always in my freezer, ready for a main course, or a…
Tasteless tomatoes,
The more I learn about how and where our food comes from the more I am convinced that we need to give it a lot more thought. We need major changes in what we eat and how we raise it. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is one of the best I have read, it and Omnivores’ Dilemma…
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