With help from my husband who has been in the wine business for over 25 years, I will try and simplify wine pairings for you. I have learned a lot from my husband, friends and even growing up as I grew up with wine drinkers who not only drank Californian wines, but also wines from […]
Tips and Timesavers
When it comes to cooking there are always tips that make life easier and ways to meal prep so you don’t feel so rushed. Cooking should be fun and there are times to experiment and create something that is yours. Oh No I need Buttermilk! This happens to me often as I don’t normally have […]
Favorite Purveyors
Living in Healdsburg, California, we have access to so many farms that grow amazing produce, wheat and wine. One of our favorite breakfast breads, is a Dutch Rye from Quail and Condor. My kids loves their scones, croissants and oatmeal cream delights. The Dutch Rye is a hearty bread that both tastes delicious and nutritious. […]
Optimal Temperatures for Meats
I always am asking Siri when I cook when various meats are done. It would be something easy for the hundreds of cookbooks I own to have somewhere easy to access so consider this reference. You can always find it and hopefully it will assist in making your meat come out perfectly every time. PORK […]
Favorite Cookbooks
People always ask me what are my favorite cookbooks? It is a good question but it is something that always stops me as I don’t know. I love my cookbooks and my dream would be to have a cookbook library and reference for all of us who love to cook. I would love to search […]
Leftovers
I know some people are anti-leftovers, but I am not that way. I learned to be very creative with leftovers when my children were just starting to eat solid food. I really wanted to make my own baby food and wanted to know what was being fed to my children. I started out simply with […]
