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For decades, Guerneville was a sleepy hideaway best known for its Russian River resorts and gay-friendly community. Flash forward to today, and the proudly self-proclaimed “gayberhood” is now a fashionable dining destination and a burgeoning resort retreat for straight folks, too. Guerneville has retained its laidback charm, so don’t expect fancy. But the eclectic riverfront town is worth the drive for farm-to-table meals and sips and snacks at bars, and for admiring gorgeous drag queens strutting down the sidewalks. A bit of trivia: The former logging town was once nicknamed “Big Bottom” for the alluvial flood plain that Guerneville sits...

One of the biggest concerns people have with food storage is shelf life. After all, nobody wants to dip into their emergency food supply during a real honest-to-goodness disaster and find that all of their “imperishable” goods have decomposed into brown sludge. It’s true, many foods such as canned goods and frozen meals don’t last as long as you might expect. But what can you do? Well, for starters, you can do some in-depth research into what you decide to store (which is probably why you’re here in the first place). For another thing, you can stock up on foods...

My Lovely Italian Grandmother made terrible polenta. Seriously.  Terrible.  Polenta. She was the kind of Grandmother who, when you entered her home, asked about your last meal before she asked who you were.  “Here…sit.  Eat,” she would say.  Her Mother did the same – it’s how we got one of my in-law uncles.  He sat down for a meal and kept coming back.  You didn’t argue; you sat and you ate.  And in that instant, you were home whether you “belonged” to us or not.  I didn’t know we weren’t actually related to many of the faces she fed until...

The concoctions I’ve assembled over these post-Thanksgiving days has given me a lot of insight. Specifically, the idea that certain foods “go together” and other combinations don’t, is really just a load of crap. I’ve eaten a few combinations this year that I would have politely declined in the past, only to find…Read more...

Whether you’re entertaining or making these Crab Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms for a weeknight dinner, this recipe will not disappoint. With 15 minutes of prep time, they are an easy, healthy and festive main course for a special occasion. Table of contents Why We Love This Recipe For Crab Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms Key Ingredients For This Recipe Step By Step Instructions To Make This Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips Additional Mushroom Recipes To Try Why We Love This Recipe For Crab Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms I am always looking for an excuse to add crab to the menu. I am that girl...