Archive for the Our Life Category
Cuties California Mandarins
.p. One of the our favorite fruits are mandarin oranges, so we are so excited to let everyone know that we are now collaborating with Cuties California Mandarins to celebrate their national debut. Cuties rolled out the orange carpet and hosted an amazing party extravaganza in New York City at Bo
Cornhusk Dolls
Our harvest cornhusk dolls are featured in the beautiful blog and magazine Sweet Paul (Fall 2011), This autumnal craft is one of the oldest forms of dolls known in the Americas. We think they deserve a place at the table. Cornhusk dolls make a festive party favor for your guests at Thanksgiving and
Sweet Paul Magazine
Fall is here and so is the fall issue of Sweet Paul Magazine! We had so much fun working with Viola from Chewing the Cud and Meg Smith our amazing photographer for our website. Sweet Paul Magazine is based on Paul Lowes very successful blog Sweet Paul, it is full of fun and inspirational ideas for
Pick Your Own
We had so much fun picking blackberries at our good friend Angela's family ranch. Eating some, picking some, there is nothing like tasting a berry right off of the bush. Picking your own fruits and vegetables can be so cool when you realize your food doesn't always have to come off of a truck. You c
Easy As Dough
There is nothing better than a pizza topped with all of those fresh veggies from the garden. Making fresh pizza dough is such a fun family activity but we realized this summer it is ok to take a shortcut. A friend told us about premade fresh pizza dough. We are usually all about making things from s
Grills + Family = Safety
We have grown up looking through the fence at our Dad grilling the tastiest food ever. It wasn't until we were a bit older that we learned the grill was on the other side of the fence for our safety! He just didn't want to take a chance that one of his girls would get hurt. We have learned so much
Sonoma-Marin Fair
Come join us for a special chef demonstration at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Wednesday June 22 at 3:30. We are going to make Asian Vegetable Spring Rolls with Almond Coconut Sauce using ingredients from local farmers markets and groceries. We will be sharing tips on cooking with the whole family in mind.
Topping Mania
Toppings aren't just for ice cream sundaes, they are for topping your favorite veggies. We love hard boiled eggs, almonds and asparagus so we thought why not try them all together. Many people are growing vegetables in their own back yard, a couple of the most popular are squash and zucchini. Hopefu
Michoacana Natural Ice Cream
A friend told us we could find fun popsicles at this ice cream shop, but we also found ice cream that is really unusual. One of the first things we noticed about Mochoacana Ice Cream is their unusual flavors; one of our favorite is "chongos"", which tastes like sweet cheese. The ice cream is made b
Twin Chefs in Wonderland
Kids love dressing up, so when we hosted our wonderland Easter tea party we asked everyone to come as if they had fallen down the rabbit hole. We don't think your ever too old to join in the magic of dress up. We have seen our parents dressed for a costume party. They complain at first about gett
