Hot, Hot, Hot!

How are you coping with the heat? The good news is that it doesn’t last for more than a week; and then again, that is why most of us live here. We LIKE that the weather is generally mild and ever-changing. The seasons are well defined and yet they do not define...

Food Love & Lovely Food!

I need to get to Local Boys! No onions and no lemons in this house is rendering me madder and madder… Though the smell of 2 chickens roasting in the oven is heavenly. At least I had Herbs de Provence for them, if not lemon and fresh herbs. sigh. 2 more in the...

Porchetta, Peanut Butter, Pesto Pasta & Peas

We have been busy the past couple of weeks! I know I left you hanging about the pork party and now I have to tell you that we had a derailment occur. I had pre-ordered my ham (leg with shank) from Farmer George and I picked it up the Thursday before last. I prepared a...

Italians: Wine, Food, Love

I am over the moon! Yesterday we had one of our Italian Wine Makers, Antonio Sanguineti, for one hour at the cafe. He is in town for a week or so, and just last Thursday Doumina Whyman called me and said she would make time to bring him by. I had only a few days to...

A Good Week: Technology, Drinks, Art & Food!

I got a new phone. It is called a G1 and it is a touch screen similar to the IPhone. It may be too much for me to handle, but I am taking a week to see if I can use it to it’s potential. I have never been one to want a fancy phone, though my palm pilot is...
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