Food & Wine. Art & Food History at Abi's Farmhouse Kitchen
I have a secret. I like Champagne. On Tuesday mornings. Not every Tuesday mind you. But every so often, after I drop Anni off at school, baby boy and I have some quiet time together. By 9 o’clock, we share a chair at Sunflower Cafe. His warm pudgy legs slung over mine. I order Trane […]
Abi’s Farmhouse Gallery: ANNE ZIEMIENSKI Each artist finds his or her own path. Some go to art school. Some apprentice. Some lock themselves away to toil relentlessly in obscurity. Others come to Art later in life after success frees them to explore passionate hobbies. But few, if any, can claim a first life as Belly […]
I sat next to this awesome French guy last week. As we ate my Roasted Chicken with Lemons and Winter Root Vegetables, I took note of a spot of cheese standing solo on the edge of his plate. Now I bought that fancy cheese because he and his prominent food family and friends were coming […]
Clearly I don’t write every day… or even every week. Rather, I wait until truly inspired by something luscious. Something drenched in flavor, aroma, and taste. Something worth the calories and that extra time doing sit-ups. Art has always been key to the intent behind “Abi’s Farmhouse Kitchen” but in writing at least, my love […]
I should be writing my article. I have a deadline tomorrow. But my heart is still mulling the rich shelves of the local bookstore’s food section. My Mom watched our kids for an hour and I happily got lost walking book spines through countless countries and the luscious table lores from France, Holland, India, and […]
HARVEST “SALAD” Once the weather properly cools and it’s really “Fall”, I can pretty much guarantee I’ll gain a good 3-4 pounds. In about a week. Something about the heart warming smells and tastes of slow cooked, rich foods that makes me not care (too much) about a slight increase in girth. Out comes my […]
Tonight is the last night with our old stove. Our Occidental Automatic ca. 1941. She has turned an obvious corner and become unsafe. She isn’t lighting, no longer holds consistent temperatures, burps tufts of gas, and her enamel between the 2nd and 3rd burners has cracked a good five inches. I’m not surprised this day […]
I am coming up on my first real Opening as a solo artist next week and the restaurant owner asked me to send her my BIo or something that explains why I am my kind of artist…. Writing about yourself is hard enough without trying to codify what it is that drives you to create. […]
A good friend from my old life popped in for a short visit this past Saturday. I was knee-deep in my family reunion and had 40 wonderful Palmers running about so she couldn’t stay long. But today, while the kids nap a bit longer (a joy unto itself!), I find myself remembering my life before […]
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 […]
