Do you dream of making your own fresh cheese, cured meats, preserves, and fermented foods at home? If you answered […]
Cold Cure in a Cup
Cold and flu season has hit with a vengeance this year. No matter where I go it feels like I’m […]
Game-Day Grub: Warm Artichoke-Parmesan Dip
This Sunday, ardent football fans everywhere will be hunkered down in living rooms, bars, and restaurants across the country […]
Wassail! Health to the Old Apple Tree!
If you ventured outside last Saturday night within earshot of an apple orchard, you might have heard the raucous sounds […]
Marin French Cheese Company: 150 Years of Excellence
When it comes to putting local cheese on the map few have stood the test of time like the Marin […]
Embracing A New Year
I could tell by the crowded parking lot at the health club this morning that it’s a New Year. […]
New Year’s Panettone-Eggnog Overnight French Toast
Holiday food traditions are a treasured part of our family celebrations, and Panettone-Eggnog Overnight French Toast has become the decided […]
Season’s Greetings from Karen
2014 has been an amazing year! I want to thank my readers for their continued support as I spotlight California’s […]
Treasure In the Woods: Foraging for Wild Porcini
The long-awaited winter storms have arrived at last to Northern California and have dumped an estimated nine inches of much-needed […]
Discovering Silk Road Teas
Like many people, I derive daily pleasure from a nice cup of tea. Tea is perhaps the oldest and […]
Getting Acquainted with Quince
At the turn of the century Novato, California was a remote Marin County outpost where dairies, poultry, and groves of fruit […]
Quick tip: How to Seed a Pomegranate
November is National Pomegranate Month and these glossy, garnet-red orbs are now in season at local farmers markets and specialty […]
Red Kuri Squash Soup
The days are getting shorter. This coming Sunday, in the wee hours of the morning, we will “fall back” […]
An Evening with Michael Pollan
Say the name “Michael Pollan” in certain circles and you can feel the palpable swell of excitement. Pollan’s thought-provoking books, […]
Pumpkin Butter Pots De Creme
If you like pumpkin pie you’re going to LOVE my recipe for Pumpkin Butter Pots de Creme. These rich, flavorful custards […]
