This is a little town in Provence, we leave in 4 days. Plans all made, some packing tips to come.
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…
Another good meal at 30,000 feet
Dinning menus, a norm on international flights, are rare on domestics. Yet on the flight from Anchorage to LAX there it was. Green salad with haricots verte and a tuna pate. The choice of entree included a pork chop with peach reduction, garlic sautéed beens, and polenta. Desert was creme brûlée with dollop of chocolate….
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