There’s no better reason to turn down the electric lights than dinner or bath in the flattering, romantic, soft li…
Dining
Cool Beans
Rancho Gordo grows an astonishing variety of heirloom, New World, dried beans. Their patterns and colors will draw you i…
Saving Energy, Saving Face: How To Compliment Organic Wine
Long gone are the days that “Ëœorganic wine’ was synonymous with "vinegar". Organic wines are dazz…
Reliable Friends
In first grade, my family moved from Northern California to Washington, and the adjustment was not easy for me. Plucked …
Recycled Glass: A (Beautiful) 2,000 Year Old Tradition
Let’s shatter a few persistent myths about recycled glass. (Watch your fingers). Myth 1: Glass recycling is a new …
Gourmet Sea Salt
I’ve been lucky enough to be blessed with hereditary low blood pressure, so salting my food has always been a safe…
LaRocca Vineyards: Family-Owned and Organic Wine
I’m not much of a wine drinker because conventionally grown grapes are so heavily sprayed with pesticides, fungici…