Recipes

Dining editor Heather Irwin picks some favorite spots for summer dining in Sonoma County. Click through the above gallery for dishes to order.  Folktable Let’s not mince words. Cornerstone Sonoma has long sought, and sometimes failed, to find an audience. It’s a lovely spot with sculpture gardens, tasting rooms, and aspirational design shops. But the glue necessary to bind it together was never there, as restaurants quietly came and went without adding to the cohesion of a larger whole. Until now. Folktable — a project from “Top Chef” finalist Casey Thompson and executive sous chef Melanie Wilkerson — is transforming...

Photo by Mark Stebnicki on Pexels.com As discussed in my previous blog, Which Foods Help Sustain Eye Health, vegetables play a major role in optimizing eye health. As a parent, it’s tempting to hide veggies in a multitude of recipes and not speak about the ingredients. But, I learned early on the importance of facing Truths instead of being secretive. I want our children to know what they are eating and why they are eating certain foods. Yes. I add veggies to different recipes, but I also discuss the ingredients I used to make the recipes. Sometimes I feel like...

Crock Pot Lasagna just might become your “go to” recipe! I am a HUGE lasagna fan. It was one of the first suppers I “cooked” as a kid, although I didn’t actually do anything. Mama would assemble a lasagna the night before and put it in the fridge, uncooked. Since lasagna takes so long to cook, my job was getting it in the oven when I got home from school so it would be ready in time for supper. Most of the time that went off without a hitch… Most of the time that went off without a hitch but...

Stay Healthy!  Fresh air, it does a body good! This week out on the water we spotted 2 seals. On land we had 14 baby turkeys {and their parents} stroll across our back yard. Also, a mama wood chuck and her 4 babies have taken up residence down by the fire pit, a blue heron stayed for a while on our dock and a deer came to visit one foggy morning.  I tell ya, some days it’s like living in a wildlife park here. Weigh What I Weighed When We Got Married  {128 pounds} Weigh-ins are the first Sunday of...

Hello Saturday!  On the list for this weekend: Pack up orders and ship them on out Paint the side of the house Go kayaking with Lucy to collect seaweed Lay cardboard out in the field {to get started on lasagna garden} Work on pumpkin heads   How about YOU? What are YOUR plans for this weekend? ~Mavis Highlights from this past week: My Big List of Things I’m Going to Do in 2021 – Week 28 of 52 How Much We Spent Groceries and Meals We Ate Week 28 of 52 The Best Banoffee Pie Recipe Owls Head Transportation Museum...