As I mentioned earlier this week, my favorite farmers market is the Vista Farmers Market. Over the past few years I’ve gotten to know a few of the farmers pretty well. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I’ll say it again: it’s SO important to get to know the grower – it’s
Category: Inspirations
Perfect Season is Here!
The upside to eating seasonally is that everything tastes so much better because its’ super-fresh. And I swear seasonal food provides just the nutrition I need at that time of year. But eating seasonally can also really suck when you’re tired of asparagus. Over the past few weeks, getting me into the kitchen was much
Umm, yeah so I’ve had a little wine….
I apologize in advance for going all Julia on you, but really, what do you expect after a (quite large) glass of wine and total immersion in “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” volumes one AND two. I may ramble. And you have been forewarned. It’s no secret to my family that I’ve been struggling
A Legacy in the Kitchen
My Grandpa Vern passed away just this past October and at his service, each of his three kids (my mom and two uncles,) my brother and I were all asked to speak. Inevitably, we shared stories about his career, international travels, vacations to Tahoe, strict rules (eating bacon with a fork?) and love of the
“Heather, Please Pack Your Knives and Go”
I’m a die-hard Top Chef fan. I hinted at my obsession a few months ago, but we do take it pretty seriously around here. In fact, the other night Madison asked me if I could sit with her while she got ready for bed but after taking one look at the TV, decided to ask
Dad Cooks (sorta)
Obviously, I talk a lot about the food I cook for Madison and her reactions to our meals, but I think it’s important for a space devoted to family meals and cooking for kids to give some history of the person doing the cooking. I mean, I wasn’t just conjured out of thin air with
Let’s Focus on Food, Shall We?
In the spirit of the New Year (albeit a bit later than I should have,) I’ve taken a moment to actually go back and read the “About Madison” page. To quote myself: “the main purpose of this blog: I am passionate about local food, sustainability issues and wholesome natural cooking. I think it’s important to
12 Days of Christmas: Christmas Beverages
I recently took part in one of those email recipe exchanges, you know, the ones where you send one of your favorite recipes, (“the best ones are those you can recite by memory”) to 20 people in your address book. Then, theoretically, you sit back and wait for 256 recipes (or something like that) to
Cooking For Madison 