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A Tempting Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Recipe

I’m not sure why it took me so long to test a chocolate chip pumpkin bread recipe. I love chocolate chip banana bread and pumpkin…

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Finding Joy in Delamotte NV Brut Champagne

Patricia October 5, 2022 Champagne Food and Drink Food and Wine

If you have read any of our wine or Champagne blogs before, you know that Andy and I both lean toward brut Champagne and dry…

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Sampling Napa’s Farmstead Restaurant

Patricia October 4, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Napa Valley

Andy knew that he wanted to sample the culinary delights of Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch (aka Farmstead Restaurant) even before we went to Napa.…

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Growing Okra in a Container Garden

Patricia October 3, 2022 container gardening Container Gardens Food and Drink Food and Wine

Growing okra in a container garden wasn’t even a vague consideration for me prior to the pandemic. I had never eaten okra, as far as…

Napa Valley Olive Oil Exterior Those Someday Goals

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Discovering Napa Valley Olive Oil

Patricia September 29, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Napa Valley Road Trips Travel

A visit to Napa Valley Olive Oil in St. Helena, California, was a long-held desire for Andy. And it makes sense. He does most of…

Fall Pumpkin Recipes Baking Pumpkin Spice Donuts chocolate chip cookies pie cream cheese bread Those Someday Goals

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Pumpkin Recipes to Welcome Fall

Patricia September 23, 2022 Baking Food and Drink Food and Wine Pumpkin Recipes

I love pumpkin spice and actual pumpkin recipes all year long, but something about fall calls out for more. I keep trying new things all…

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Tips For Your First Napa Valley Wine Tasting

Patricia September 20, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Road Trips Travel

A Napa Valley wine tasting tour had been my goal for several years. Andy and I almost went five years ago for his mother’s birthday,…

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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #6: Inglenook Winery

Patricia September 15, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Napa Valley Road Trips Travel

Our last stop on our Napa Valley wine tasting tour was Inglenook Winery. We chose Inglenook for two reasons: 1) I had delighted in Rubicon…

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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #5: Schweiger

Patricia September 14, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Napa Valley Road Trips Travel

Our Napa Valley wine tasting tour itinerary left some room for happy discoveries. Even in May, you had to make reservations for tastings, so spontaneity…

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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #4: Honig

Patricia September 13, 2022 California Food and Drink Food and Wine Road Trips Travel

We had some loosely defined goals when we first made plans to go on a Napa Valley wine tasting tour. We wanted a blend of…