I need a vacation from my vacation…

I’ve just learned that taking a week off of work is far more exhausting than actually working.   Maybe it was the compulsive need to socialize, maybe it was the fact that the week punctuated by Hallowe’en, but I sure could use a few work days to rest up...

Butter to my bread

I’m not certain that Isa, Patrick and I have quite recovered from the thrill of our “Julie & Julia” outing earlier this week.  We are absolutely giddy with the reaffirmation that our love for all things delicious is indeed a “good...

The Good Earth Gang’s Big Night Out

Now when I refer to the big night you may all be thinking, ooh la la, the gang from The Good Earth went out for some delicious delicacies, some fine wine or brew, and perhaps a rowdy night of  politics, food theory and some all out rants. You could not be further from...

A Kiwi in our midst

I sat at the winery construction site for a few hours this morning pondering the lack of animal life in this neck of the woods. What was once fertile hunting ground in now just some sterile concrete blocks. Oh well, doesn’t matter to me, I’m the lover not...

If you can’t stand the heat….

Well today was definately one of the HOTTEST days in the kitchen this year, there is no doubt. Luckily I can stand the heat , and whether I want to or notI have no choice but to stay in the kitchen. No leaving until I’m done. I was not as hot as the poor guys...