The Great American Menu
I thought this was interesting. What’s your home state and its signature food? Find out here:http://deadspin.com/the-great-american-menu-foods-of-the-states-ranked-an-1349137024/@Jessica
Tag: Local
Ode to Our State Bird
Crispy fried lemongrass quail with heirloom tomatoes, silken tofu and young black pepper, courtesy of chef Mark Malicki. It’s okay to be jealous.
End of Summer Treats
Behold a sassy jalapeño margarita, padrone peppers with pancetta, and an heirloom tomato salad with figs, arugula and feta. Thanks, Healdsburg Bar and Grill!
What are your favorite foods to eat during Indian summer?
Mitch Visits!
If you haven’t heard from me in a while, it’s because I’ve been too busy having fun with my bestie who came for a visit from Minnesota last week. I’m dogsitting, but the pup, Zero, is so cool we let him join the gang and …
My First Quilt Square
One small step for the community quilt ladies, one giant step for a fledgling sewer!
One Pig Dinner
Last week, I found myself in Healdsburg, at a Montessori school getting CPR and first-aid certified to be exact. “When in Rome,” I thought afterwards, and went to Zin Restaurant, as the locals do. Having worked here just after college and again last year, this is …
Fantastic Forage
Oh, the things we found during my foraging workshop this weekend! If you read yesterday’s post, you’ll have learned a little bit more about the farm hosting the event. Now you get to learn what’s out there. Our teacher, and author of the blog and …
Summit Brewery
What trip to the Midwest would be complete without sampling some local brew? Ever the organization pro that she is, Mitch scheduled a tour of Summit brewery for her husband and me while she put in a few hours of work in the morning. We were sad to leave her behind, but happy to drink at 10:30 in the morning. To Summit Brewery we go!
These machines fill the kegs, a little over one per second.
This is the giant fridge where all the beer is stored. It’s about the size of a large barn, and they trusted us enough to let us wander around for a few minutes.
Can I have just a few extra minutes? Check on me in an hour.
The conveyer belt that leads to labels and packaging.
They don’t bottle during the tours, so we didn’t get the chance to do our Laverne and Shirley bit.
Our terrific volunteer tour guide, who said he works for beer.
The copper vats where every batch begins.
In the fermentation room.
In front of the mash vats.
On to tasting! My fave was the oatmeal stout, of course. (Do check out their website, it’s terrific! www.summitbrewing.com)
Prost!
A Nice Little Jaunt
I got another local spot under my belt this weekend when I took a walk around the grounds at Westminster Woods right next to Bohemian Grove. (Technically, it’s not open to the public, but I got some connections and seized the opportunity.) What immediately grabbed …