Archive for the Our Life Category
Kids + Food = Art
Look at the beautiful color of the smoked paprika! Just as beautiful and just as colorful as paint or clay, using food to be creative is really fun for us kids. Just like with art projects, never underestimate the ability of kids to make a food masterpiece. We love putting together the most detailed
Connolly Ranch
We had one of the best rainy days ever at Connolly Ranch! Rain didn't stop us from exploring farm life at this really interesting place. Connolly Ranch is a hands-on education center for kids and the community. It is located in Napa, California and they teach about farm life, farm animals, sustainab
First Bite
Taking the first bite of a new food can be scary, but we think it can be exciting too! There is a whole world of flavors out there, safe, tasty, wonderful flavors. Safe meaning, nothing bad will happen to you if you don't like it. We don't gurantee you will enjoy every new food you try but, we would
Kara’s Cupcakes Rock!
Who needs an excuse for cupcakes, especially some of the best cupcakes we have ever eaten! Kara's Cupcakes in Napa California rocks! There are so many beautiful kinds to choose from we just stood in front of the counter. It was as if the cupcakes were calling out to us "eat me, eat me!" Had we falle
Seed Bank
This place is so cool! We just took a trip to buy our seeds for our garden at the Seed Bank, home of the Baker Creek Seed Company in Petaluma California. This seed store is very unique, it is in the most beautiful old bank building and they sell heirloom seeds. We have been reading up on exactly wha
Nut Free Baking Products
We have been baking with Vermont Nut Free Baking Chocolates, we love them. Besides being so fresh and tasty, they are nut free! Since we have friends who have nut allergies, these chocolate chips are free from any tree nuts or peanuts. Now we know that we can make safe treats for these friends, like
Don’t be a CRAB!
We have a new food obsession, cracked crab! We went with some very good friends on a trip to Sea Ranch, Californina recently. When we sat down to our first meal of cracked crab with warm melted butter, it was something special. It is really a kids dream, an interactive meal where you have to work to
Christmas Past
Proof we have loved food and parties our whole life! All we know is that as long as we can remember we have loved getting ready and going to a party. We have especially loved the food, grown up style food, and trying new types of food. We believe that since we were offered great grown up style food
Stuffing or Dressing
We are getting close to one of our favorite holidays, Thanksgiving. In fact we did some research and the very first Thanksgiving lasted for three days, sounds good to us! It is thought that lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple s
Greenstring Farm Fall Festival
Soaking up the goodness of fall at the Greenstring Farm Fall Squash Festival. Greenstring Farm is a 140 acre farm in Petaluma California. They farm sustainably and naturally we think that means they care about future generations having healthy food and a healthy planet. Their main focus is to grow
