By Amanda Rose | Adventures , Food Flicks , The Lost Road
As part of our emerging “Friday Food Flicks” theme, we chronicle our food adventures in our own backyard. The adventures tie into our adventures in the fall of 2009 when one of the coolest things ever happened to us here on the property: We discovered a road that had not seen human traffic in 70 […]
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By Amanda Rose | Adventures , Food Flicks
Mom and I have just arrived back from Kauai and try not to admit it too much lest we make our friends completely jealous. The trip was a gift to us, making it even more special. Our friends don’t tend to follow us on Instagram with the three people following us there and so may […]
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By Amanda Rose | Adventures
Our recent travels to Kauai, a gift from a family member, landed us on a tour of a taro farm, a crop we have never seen grown in California. The tour was a delight and an education. Taro is a root used in Asian cuisine and grown in heavily-watered fields. The water requirements are so […]
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By Frederick | Adventures
Editor’s note: This post comes from 11-year-old Frederick about his recent experience with the new boutique grapes “Cotton Candy Grapes” and “Witches Fingers.” These grapes have been developed using plant breeding techniques. They are not genetically modified — they do not combine grapes with actual cotton candy DNA nor with the DNA from pointy fingers. […]
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By Frederick | Adventures
Editors note: This post was written by our youngest contributor about harvesting wild plums on our property. Oddly, we have not harvested these plums in their 25-year life span but Frederick was insistent this season and, lo and behold, we’ve been missing out on great flavor. One day I saw the fruit trees on our […]
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By Amanda Rose | Adventures , Antiques , Flavors of the Forest
Preschoolers are often easily entertained, as evidenced by our recent “Chamomile Tea Hike.” My 4-year-old did not realize that the same chamomile tea he loves to drink at night time is an easily found “weed” in many parts of California. The look of our local variety is distinct. After one identification, my son has come […]
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