Boards can be savory or sweet. Boards started out primarily with various cheeses, Italian meats, nuts, and fruit. We had a favorite restaurant here in Healdsburg, called The Shed. They had a seafood board that came with toasted homemade sour dough and homemade crackers with pickled vegetables. It was one of our favorite items on […]
Fresh Foods for Dogs
My dog became quite ill and our amazing vet had me change up his diet so now I poach chicken for him as well as steam carrots. I poach boneless, skinless chicken breasts in cold water covering the meat and bring to a simmer, then simmer it for about 15-20 minutes. I make sure the […]
Healthy Concoctions
My daughter loves to make smoothies. She makes really good smoothies and is quite creative. She uses what she finds in the refrigerator. To be honest, for years, I was not a fan of smoothies. For both my pregnancies, I was very ill the whole time and couldn’t eat or smell anything. When I was […]
Favorite Food Sites
I am a huge fan of many of the Cooking/Food/Recipe sites out in the world wide web. I use them for knowledge, for inspiration, for recipes and to shop for special ingredients or gifts for fellow chef friends. Food 52 is a favorite and probably tops my list. It is a very organized site with […]
Game Nights
I grew up loving Scrabble, Clue, Uno, Monopoly, and card games like BS and 21. Scrabble was a favorite Binky and she was the one who turned me onto game nights. When I lived with her for 2 years after college and I had my own catering company. On my free evenings, my grandmother would […]
Health and Fitness
My husband and I are very active. We always have been. My husband got into Triathlon when he turned 50 and has been excelling at those. He dropped 35 pounds and looks amazing. I have always enjoyed working out as I find it clears my head and helps me start the day in the right […]
