I experienced the most wonderful birthday present this summer; one of our daughters bought us a dinner at a winery in Forest Grove that was served outside under the sparkling sunlight with sweeping views of wine country. The food was fantastic, the wine pairings perfect and the evening luscious. The whole experience evoked a deep…
Reviving a 2 million year old tradition of cooking
“Cooking, above all, connects us.” Michael Pollan In ancient Greece the word for “cook” is also the same word for butcher and priest and it also shares the etymological root as magic. Making a meal and sitting down to eat it is a true magical event in many households these days where most families eat…
From Russia with love ♥
“Rodnoi otets nadoyest, a shchi—nikogda! One may become fed up with one’s own father, but never with shchi!” Traditional Russian saying I don’t know if you have been watching the Winter Olympics but the hubby and I sure have. Watching them has been a tradition long upheld in my family. Not only am I constantly…
Grilling up the perfect paleo burger
“The biggest mistake people make is pushing the burger around because they want to look like a grill master,” Jeff Weinstein, burger master I love this time of year when blue is the predominant color of the sky and the air in the evening is filled with the smoky, fragrant, scent of dinner on the…
