Browse my most recent Northern California Wine Country posts

Simple pleasures for Valentine’s Day

warming breakfast of Community Grains polenta with my apple sauce and some sharp cheddar Romance is a dish best served casually. In the past few years I have found this to be increasingly true: love can be shown in the simplest of ways,… Read more»

Oliveto, Flour, Family, and a Lunar New Year recipe

momos, ready to steam Oliveto is an outpost. Sure, it looks like a restaurant, but it is really more an enclave of food soldiers marching to the beat of boldness. Bob and Maggie… Read more»

Healing Activities in Glen Ellen

Jan 7, 2013 / By Serena
Posted in Good Ideas / Northern California Wine Country / Places
rainbow There’s been a lot of muck to sort through, no? Our family had a lot on our plate this year, so to speak. Death, sickness, sudden changes – 2012… Read more»

The Sea Ranch Chapel

Nov 5, 2012 / By Serena
Posted in Good Ideas / Northern California Wine Country / Places
the Sea Ranch Chapel I feel incredibly thankful that I’ve been able to disappear up the Northern California coast as a getaway. The drive offers more variations than I’d imagine those choose-you’re-adventure books… Read more»

Wine Road weekend for overcoming worry

Nov 1, 2012 / By Serena
Posted in Good Ideas / Northern California Wine Country / Places
a day away for all of us This coming weekend is the 14th Annual Wine and Food Affair on the Northern Sonoma County Wine Road. Wineries in more than one appelation in the area create a… Read more»