World on a Plate: To Go

La Super Rica: Tortillas

Santa Cruz Wild Mushrooms

Wild mushroom lesson at Pie Ranch.

Sonoma: Green String Farm Eggs

Fresh today and they must be yummy as there's a strict 1 dozen per customer limit. Very pretty colors and random sizes. Love.

Gratitude at Dawn

What a breath taking sunrise in Glen Ellen. I am filled with gratitude for the support of family and friends over the past year.

The Centerpiece

Sonoma: Preparing the Centerpiece

Why a good cover makes a good book better

It's official: the nation is in the grip of Naboko-fever. You can't open a newspaper, switch on the radio, or click open a Guardian blog without stumbling across a reference to the late great Vladimir Nabokov (see what I mean?). Like the Red Aztec Convertible forever lurking in Humbert Humbert's rear-view mirror, Nabokov seems to be everywhere right now. Which has got to be a Very Good Thing indeed. And to celebrate/contribute/capitalise on this frenzy for all things Nabokovian, Penguin are reissuing all of Nabokov's books – an act only the very churlish could possibly find something to complain about.

via www.guardian.co.uk

Azteca Torta: Hot Sauces

Best pork sandwich lunch for $4.50 (with great thick chips!).

Vinturi: Essential Wine Aerator

Breakthrough wine accessory hailed by Napa wineries and experts, the Vinturi Red Wine Aerator is designed to decant red wine in the time it takes to pour a glass. It allows red wine to breathe to release its intended flavors and aromas.

First pass through with a $6 2008 Viu Manent Malbec from Chile and well, the wine tastes a excellent for that price tag.

via www.vinturi.com

Cranberry Sauce Making

via www.worldonaplate.org