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30 Recipes Suitable for Framing; Chicken Biryani1 comment

sonomagirl76 wrote 8 months ago: Holding my commitment:  {one recipe a month from 30 Recipes Suitable for Framing} Next up: Chicken B … more →

Tags: Cookery Exploits, Vintage-Kitch, Recipes, Art and Culinary, Alice Waters, 30 recipes suitable for framing, David Goines, 1970, chicken biryani

It feels right; Mastering Sourdough Kalanty Style1 comment

sonomagirl76 wrote 8 months ago: I’m coming to grips with my ‘bread-head’ reality. What’s a bread-head? Someo … more →

Tags: Cookery Exploits, Sonoma Lifestyle, ramekins culinary school, How to Bake Bread, Mike Kalanty, Artisan Bread Baker, Art Institute of San Francisco, San Francisco Sourdough Bagels

Five Sonoma County Products I Love (OK, Six)4 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 8 months ago: It’s delicious living in Sonoma County. Local amenities are endless; world-class wines and bee … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Wine, Sonoma Lifestyle, artisan beer, Russian River Brewing Co., Pliny the Elder, Two Shepherds Grenache Blanc, William Allen, DaVero Meyer Lemon Olive Oil

Letterpress Beauty: Patricia Curtan, Chez Panisse.1 comment

sonomagirl76 wrote 10 months ago: Beauty in every hand carved linoleum block. The 120 year old cast iron Chandler and Price printing p … more →

Tags: Art and Culinary, Alice Waters, patricia curtan, Menus Chez Panisse, David Lance Goines, Chandler and Price Press

An economic dispatch from the land of food + wine {Sonoma County}

sonomagirl76 wrote 10 months ago: The food and wine connection in Sonoma County is a beautiful thing. Don’t get me wrong, there … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Wine, food economics, Food, Sonoma County, economic trends 2011

Under Pressure: To-do lists.

sonomagirl76 wrote 11 months ago: Handle this. Place a phone call on that. {sigh} What a drag. Time to sprinkle in a few things I actu … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Recipes, Homestead, The Palm Restaurant Caesar, Everyday vinaigrette, Terra Firma Farms CSA

Learn from your pastry cream mistakes, or so they say2 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 11 months ago: Mistakes are rough. Especially when you’re a perfectionist seeking overachieving, Type A-Virgo … more →

Tags: Cookery Exploits, pastry cream, Fresh Fruit Tartlettes, miette pastry shop, San Francisco, fruit tart recipe, Dessert

National Heirloom Exposition; Santa Rosa, California 20122 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes a good thing does happen twice. It’s especially joyful when it happens on your birth … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, food policy, santa rosa ca, Sonoma County, National Heirloom Exposition, Anna Lappé, Baker Creek seeds, food democracy now!, Edible Marin and Wine Country

Tequila tasting in Wine Country2 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: A guy walks into a bar and orders a cucumber margarita… Is he from NorCal or SoCal? These are … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Tres Agaves, La Rosa Tequileria and Grille, Downtown Santa Rosa, Tequila Pairing Dinner

Joel Salatin on Life: participate viscerally.2 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: Joel Salatin evokes heavy thinking over brunch. When one of America’s most influential farmers … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, food policy, Joel Salatin, Tara Firma Farms, Nana's All Natural Granola, Buddha Belly Honey, Petaluma Hills Brewing Company

Get into the Grove of things.2 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: We all need a break from reality at times. Tell me, when was your last break? The kind of break when … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, outdoors, Armstrong woods, Occidental, Occidental Inn, Bistro Copains, Union Hotel, Barley and Hops Tavern, west county

Fell in love with Napa; Sonoma will always be home.2 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: I tend not to leave home to often, I admit I am a Sonoma County homebody.  Every time I do travel, I … more →

Tags: Wine, Napa, bistro jeanty, Gotts Roadside, Schramsberg, Shackfords Kitchen Store, Neela's, oxbow market

Cookbook Review: Tasting Along the Wine Road, Vol. 132 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: This weekend I am partaking in the 13th Annual Wine and Food Affair. I know, I know–lucky. Ano … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Wine, cookbook review, Sonoma County, Tasting the Wine Road Cookbook Volume 13, Bosc Pear Cake, Truffled Potato Leek Soup, 2011 Wine and Food Affair

Amista Vineyards; Wine Country Saturday2 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: My wine country Saturday was filled with excellent vino, culinary delights from two local chefs and … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Wine, Sonoma County, Amista Vineyards, Baci Cafe and Wine Bar, rosso, Baci Dry Creek Salad

Taste of Espana; Pinot Noir and Bubbles

sonomagirl76 wrote 1 year ago: When celebrating a 25th Anniversary, only some of the finest Pinot Noir and bubbly will do.  Well, I … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Wine, Sonoma CA, Gloria Ferrer, Catalan festival, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Brut

El Molino Central is where it's at

sonomagirl76 wrote 2 years ago: Beautiful building. Beautiful food.  And an absolute favorite dining stop whenever I am heading to S … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Sonoma California, El Molino Central, mexican street food, blue bottle coffee

Local: Fresh Market

sonomagirl76 wrote 2 years ago: Its been awhile. My blog was about to divorce me, but I think we finally made up. As a peace-offerin … more →

Tags: Santa Rosa, Lisa Hemenway, fresh market

Breaking Bread: Italian Focaccia

sonomagirl76 wrote 2 years ago: My latest culinary adventure lead me back to Sonoma’s most delicious cooking school: Ramekins, … more →

Tags: Cookery Exploits, Sonoma Culture, ramekins culinary school, Maria Capdevielle, Focaccia, Sonoma CA

Local Market Mother Lode: Asia Mart 3 comments

sonomagirl76 wrote 2 years ago: Today I found my ethnic food mecca. Happened by accident really. See I’m hooked on Inari sushi … more →

Tags: Sonoma Culture, Asia Mart, santa rosa ca, inari sushi


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