Food & Wine. Art & Food History at Abi's Farmhouse Kitchen
“How many glasses of wine?” [in one bottle] is a question that we get somewhat frequently here at Annadel Estate Winery. And it’s a fair one. But before we begin, heads up folks: Our colicky newborn slept five straight hours last night (yay!)… And I have my sassy pants on today. Let’s get this straight people. […]
Ah the joys of Northern California…. Nursing your newborn out in the fresh sunshine with an ice cold IPA and some of the finer BBQ oysters offered up by these fair Pacific waters. We stumbled onto a regional treasure people: The Bodega Casino Bar and Grill. Or rather the seafaring guy grilling oysters out on […]
PESTO: Pine Nuts can be silly expensive. And traditional pesto is tons of pine nuts and tons of fresh basil. But basil isn’t in season yet. Confession: We grow almost an entire bed of basil just so I can make fresh pesto all summer and freeze countless single-dinner-size containers. But as the weather warms, I […]
We are enjoying what feels like the last proper rain here in Sonoma Valley. Hunkered down in old favorite sweatshirts with a big fire going and watching “Little Einstein” with the kids for the umpteenth friggin’ time. And having a total craving for Kumquat Tea… Probably because I just finished a study of my mom’s little […]
As every growing family knows, the more little people you create, the less time there is for savoring some of life’s most beautiful fundamentals – taking in a sunset, browsing the season’s new lipsticks in person, and a languid afternoon of any kind… When Dean and I first started dating, we cooked together most every […]