My grandmother isn't cooking anymore. She isn't as mobile as she used to be, which is a loss for her and also a loss for this website since we enjoyed her recipes so much and because I enjoyed cooking with her so much.But I can remember the times we did spend in the kitchen together…
When I was at Tulipwood last week, I took a trip to Gilberties Herb Farm with Grandma Pellegrini. She had been talking about this place for many months. Since early winter. She and my great-aunt used to go regularly she told me, they would get up early while it was still cool enough to be…
I got up at 5:30am for the third part of that rockin Sonoma weekend I had. It was hosted by Alan Campbell, a photographer, hunter, cook, farmer, abalone diver, wine maker... the list goes on. Suffice it to say, I want to be like him.The plan was to go turkey hunting on his friend Charlie's…
The second part of this Down Home Downtown Weekend was... can you guess it?The Downtown part.I think this whole concept represents my life in a weirdly accurate way. For example, when I was a kid, I went to high school in Manhattan, with characters like Ivanka Trump. But then at the end of the day…
I just had one of those weekends for the record books. I'm not sure how it happened really. It just did. It started with a passing invitation and culminated in an itinerary entitled "Georgia's Down Home Downtown Weekend." And that it was.It all began with these chickens.And some very large and colorful roosters.They all had…
I really dislike shopping. It brings out the worst in me. I become cranky and fatigued within 5 minutes of entering a store. I find this is particularly the case when shopping for clothing.There are a few exceptions... but it usually involves bribing me with a muffin, or promising me that a cream puff is…
First off, I'd like to point out that the location of my fishing trip keeps changing in my posts. Rather than go back and correct it, I figured I'd let my missteps dangle in the breeze for all the world to see. It was 5:30am and I was running on a green banana and acid…
Can I just take a moment to say that I think it's strange that fish eat their own eggs?Okay, I just wanted to put that out there. I feel better now.Actually, I've seen a lot of animals eat their own offspring. We might be one of the few animals that don't. Just a lovely thought…
Good news! I found the one square mile of the country this past weekend where it was still snowing. Somewhere near Longview, Oregon, though I can't be sure because it was 5:30am. And I had only slept 4 hours.It was right around this time that I asked myself, "Are you sane Georgia?" And since by…