Food & Wine. Art & Food History at Abi's Farmhouse Kitchen
Over-roasted Spaghetti Squash = A Heavenly Dish of Citrines! Dean made us Spaghetti Squash last night. One of my absolute favorites. But, as luck would have it, our housekeeper was running a bit behind and Dean didn’t get a chance to remove the Squash from the oven after 50-55 minutes like we normally do. Instead, […]
Took the night off! Celery Root and Apple soup with Heirloom Tomato PIzza called our names. If you live in Sonoma, pop over to the Fig Cafe in Glen Ellen for the best of Fall.
Did you know that if you use distilled water for homemade ice cubes, your ice will last twice as long in your evening cocktails? And drinks taste better. Restaurants and bars use professional filtration systems to create clear, long lasting ice — freezing water quickly to prevent bubbles. Clear ice “isn’t just for show: Its […]
I may have made one of the worst meals of my entire life last night. And that’s saying something — considering my dabbling in cinder-brick Asian noodles ca. 2008. But this dish looked so good (and easy!) in the magazine. Nothing is worse than seeing a fetching dish photographed in a food magazine — Only […]
Beets are one of the few vegetables you can buy, stick ’em in your fridge drawer and legitimately come back to them a week or so later and say, “I forgot you were there! Huh… what can I make with you today?” I came up with this dish mostly out of laziness this past summer…as […]
“How are you so thin??” I heard this today from a very lovely woman visiting our winery. She expressed shock and horror that a.) I eat bread and pasta and cheese regularly and b.) that I am 5 months pregnant. How to answer? I’ve been mulling it over since and decided to inflict you good […]
Much has been written, and even more said, on the subject of Wine. Wine has been produced for literally thousands of years. The earliest known production appears in the archaeological record around 6,000 BC in Georgia — that’s the late Neolithic era people! And the last 40 years of cross-cultural competition and technological improvements […]
On a night like tonight, when even the walls are still warm, this preggo is too hot to sleep. So I am cataloguing the past year’s paintings. And this piece of mine from the sun drenched horse pastures at historic Beltane Ranch feels most appropriate. True confession time: after 20+ years of active, closet painting […]
What to do with aaalllll of the tomatoes out there right now? All the perfect, gorgeously ripe fragrant tomatoes? It’s a gluttony! Our local Farmer’s Market, Sonoma, Glen Ellen and Oliver’s markets are chock full of tomatoes — not to mention that our kitchen garden truly just lit itself on fire in orange, red, yellow […]
I refuse to be one of those foodies who turn their nose up at magazine rack food rags. A great recipe is a great recipe, no matter from where it originates. This one is from “Ultimate Casseroles” special publication (pg 57) that hit stands courtesy of Better Home & Gardens in 2012. I have made […]