We took a quick five day trip to Venice early November after I completed the Camino de Santiago. The last time we had been to Venice was 2001, eek, 22 years ago. Patrick and I had just met and it was our very first trip to Europe. After the solitude on the Camino, there was … Continue Reading

Oaxaca had been on our list of places to visit for some time. It lived up to expectations and then some. Great food, great arts and crafts scene, great people…such a vibrant and colorful city. Not surprising that Travel and Leisure named Oaxaca ‘The Best City in the World’ in 2022. While many people spend … Continue Reading

In summer 2021, took a 10-day, spontaneous trip to Galicia, Spain, in search of…you guessed it, conservas/tinned fish. Galicia is world-renowned for its conservas, and more generally, its seafood. Was very eager to get out of the house, and there was that short window last summer when covid numbers were down. It was a needed … Continue Reading

I recently started a new job and a new small business plus started a second food blog Linda Ravioli, so haven’t had as much time to keep up this blog. But, I’m still here, just not as frequent. Hope you are having a relaxing holiday season (or at least as much as one can relax … Continue Reading

For the past year and a half, I’ve been spending my days working on a small, naturally certified farm (not technically organic, though we farm using organic practices). A small staff of anywhere from three to six (depending on the time of year) provides food for close to 300 CSA (community supported agriculture) members. We … Continue Reading