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Modernist Cuisine #IFBC
This is no ordinary cookbook. This soon to be released, six volume, 2,400 page set is a product of Dr. Nathan Myhrvold, former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft and co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, which is seeking to build a large invention portfolio. He personally holds more than 18 U.S. patents and has...
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Elderberry on the River
My friend Garrett recently mentioned running out of jam making fruits. I often cycle on the American River Bike Trail where abundant items lurk. Each ride I take note of the vast quantities of berries, which I’ve been told are the Himalayan blackberry variety, along with raspberries. Mentioning this, we ended...
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Thursday Farmers’ Market at Capitol Mall
If you’ve visited Sacramento’s Capital, you’ll notice a long greenway driving to the entrance. This area is called “the greens” of Capital Mall. Don’t think downtown plaza mall but the grassy median area between buildings on either side of the street. On the east side of the Capital, the street is...
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The Albion Opens Up
The Albion Open, an annual invitational fishing tournament was held the last weekend of July in Albion, California. My friend Tote who participated this year, shared a few details below, along with great photos. Being an ocean loving adventurer who’s had scary encounters, I could only imagine his situation. Look...
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Happenings
Thursday Farmers’ Market at Capitol Mall
If you’ve visited Sacramento’s Capital, you’ll notice a long greenway driving to the entrance. This area is called “the greens” of Capital Mall. Don’t think downtown plaza mall but the grassy median area between buildings on either side of the street. On the east side of the Capital, the street is named Capital Avenue. On the west side, it is Capitol Mall. Locals and visitors alike can now enjoy the Capitol Mall Farmers’ Market, every Thursday through September 30 on these “greens” between 6th and 7th Streets from 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. To optimize access, the Capitol... [Read More]
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Petting Goats and Picking Peas
Not long ago, we started getting the CSA from Capay Organic called Farm Fresh to You. They deliver right to our doorstep and always include a little newsletter with recipes. In May, we finally got our acts together to drive out to Capay Valley to visit their farm for one of their open farm days. They’re doing them throughout the summer, and it’s a fun Saturday event. First, we drove the 45 minutes or so out past Esparto to the lovely farm nestled against the hills. One of the things I’ve liked best about this farm for its CSAs is their skill at organization and keeping us up to... [Read More]
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Abalone on the North Coast of California
I recently enjoyed a coastal weekend north of Bodega Bay with great friends. Not just any friends but ones who are as crazy as me about food and wine. One happened to be a diver, wild about foraging for shellfish of the mollusk variety, thus the star of the weekend was abalone. Saturday morning came very early. Mike slipped out unnoticed, drove to Fort Ross, and was back in time for coffee. Quicker than usual, he tagged three abalone and found the largest mussels I’d ever seen. He reported visibility so great he could see the bottom on his free dive, which is essentially holding your... [Read More]
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All Wine Roads Don’t Lead to France
I met Claiborne Thompson in the early 90’s while on a wine exploration trip through the Edna Valley on the central coast of California. Previously a tenured professor and Scandinavian Studies department chair at the University of Michigan, he and his wife and fellow professor Frederika Churchill stumbled on the winery scene in 1981, got bit and hung up the Old Norse Languages, Literatures and German professor academic life. “I felt like I’d done it all, was in mid-life and wondered what else there was to work towards in academia,” Thompson shared in a relaxed way, indicative of his calming... [Read More]
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All Wine Roads Don’t Lead to France
I met Claiborne Thompson in the early 90’s while on a wine exploration trip through the Edna Valley on the central coast of California. Previously a tenured professor and Scandinavian Studies department chair at the University of Michigan, he and his wife and fellow professor Frederika Churchill stumbled on the winery scene in 1981, got bit and hung up the Old Norse Languages, Literatures and German professor academic life. “I felt like I’d done it all, was in mid-life and wondered what else there was to work towards in academia,” Thompson shared in a relaxed way, indicative of his calming... [Read More]
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Term of the Week: Plymouth Barred Rock
Who you callin’ chicken? It’s a Plymouth Barred Rock chicken, that’s...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my love of vintage cookbooks. They’re great...
Term of the Week: Salad Burnet
Take a whiff- the smell is familiar. Nibble on a leaf- yum, you think of cucumbers. ...
Am I a bad mother for letting my daughter cover herself in soft-serve chocolate ice...
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Cookshelf
This is no ordinary cookbook. This soon to be released, six volume, 2,400 page set...
The Prudence Penny Regional Cookbook
A friend who knows my penchant for cookbook collecting recently gave me three vintage...
I was recently given a book out of the blue, and very unexpected. Some friends...
Tapas, A Taste of Spain in America
Tapas, and Spanish foods in general are filled with aromas, flavors and marvelously...
I just so happened to be reading this book, which is her second memoir, when I learned...
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