Jan 8, 2014 | Blog, Pendleton Winery, recipe
Every year my husbands’ family traditionally finished off the ham from Christmas day with a sauerkraut potato salad, this has never been my favorite meal of our marriage, so this year we decided to do things a bit different. Thanks to our Bradley Smoker we had made...Jan 1, 2014 | Blog, crab, Praxis Cellars, Praxis Viognier, recipe
Well, Local’s Blog faithful, it’s Crab Season and I thought I should mention another great reason for living in Sonoma are the fabulous crabs from Bodega Bay. I went down to the docks and picked up fresh crabs coming in from the days catch. The air was alive with...Dec 7, 2013 | Blog, Praxis Viognier, recipe, Soup
My partner and I celebrated our anniversary recently and our gift to each other was a Bradley smoker, so for Thanksgiving we decided to divide and conquer. We smoked the legs and wings and boned, stuffed and rolled the breast. It was a whole lot of fun making up the...Nov 25, 2013 | Blog, recipe
Happy coincidences’ come along now and then and this week it resulted in an awesome meal! It involved work ( making Dukka for our November club shipment, this shipments little extra) and play ( a Sunday drive conversation with my hubby about Black Cod) and the result...Nov 7, 2013 | Blog, Lamb, Locals: Great Wines Mean Good Times, Pendelton Petite Sirah, recipe, Victoria
A great perk of working at Locals is getting the chance to try varietals I haven’t had a lot of exposure to, and my chef brain always starts ticking over as I taste, looking for the food match which will surprise and delight. As I tasted through our Pendelton range of...Nov 1, 2013 | Blog, pinot noir, Praxis Pinot, Quail, recipe
During my usual shop at the Farmers market this past week I happened upon a new vendor, Karlonas Farms, and suddenly my weekend took a change for the better and it was Game On! (sorry for the pun). Game birds and autumn veggies are a match made in heaven and so Quail...