A few days ago Sweetie cooked a pork shoulder low and slow in the BBQ grill, all wrapped up in heavy duty foil. He browns the shoulder on ea...

I don't remember eating polenta when I was young. If we had spaghetti sauce, or 'gravy' if you're Italian I guess, Mom serve...

With time on my hands, I've been going through bookshelves and throwing out what needs to be thrown out. One of the things I discover...

In Napa County, CA there is a State Park which includes a working grist mill. They have refurbished the old building that has been there ...

Sometimes things just come together. The plants go in the ground just before a gentle rain falls, followed by warmth and sunshine, so they ...

Last weekend we drove over the hills to Calistoga, then down the road to the Bale Grist Mill, a California State Park, to watch them mill co...

When you've lived in the same house for going on 25 years, things get old. Sometimes that's nice. Watching the oak tree get taller ...

I love things with melted, gooey, warm and runny cheese. Grilled cheese sandwiches come to mind. Pizza, too. Even a slice of good bread, to...