When you go on a road trip through the heartland, you get a new appreciation for the food-and-wine paradise  that is Sonoma County.  My husband and I spent Labor Day weekend driving two, grueling days to get to a wedding in Bozeman, MT, and some of the places we stopped along the way were pretty interesting, including a  bordello-owned coffee shop  in Wells, NV. Even when we were able to find decent food – West Coast sushi in Elko, NV; Greek gyros in Pocatello,… Read More »

Now that Indian summer has finally arrived, our appetites are flagging.   It’s time to quickly sear some fruits and vegetables on the grill as we try to take advantage of the fading sunlight. The true cooks out there may be yearning for a slow-cooked coq au vin, but they are going to have to wait. The time for braising  meats and poultry will come soon enough.  Last week, the melons from Tierra Vegetables’ CSA box smelled so good,  it was… Read More »