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Peterson’s Pumpkin & Honey Farm (Petaluma, CA)
After all our travel posts, I thought it was time to share some places close to home. Really close to home in this case. Peterson’s Farm 636 Gossage Ave, Petaluma, CA 94952 ettamarie@petersonsfarm.com...
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Abyssinia (Ethiopian/Eritrean, Santa Rosa, CA)
Some comfort foods come from childhood (the one that fills my soul is very soft, very slow cooked scrambled eggs over buttered whole-grain toast, something I can no longer have) and others are with you...
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Namaste Cafe (Petaluma, CA)
My brother, his girlfriend, and my 10 year old niece came to visit us and shop at the local outlet mall. Last time I saw them all (at the Marin County Fair the 4th of July) I brought a huge picnic...
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Gourmet Garden (Petaluma, CA)
It’s Christmas Day and time for our annual tradition of Jews eat Asian food on Christian holidays (why? you ask…because we get the day off and nothing else is usually open, though that’s changed in...
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Shabbat Dinner for 20
Once a month, our synagogue, Ner Shalom in Cotati, California, holds a family Shabbat dinner. Sometimes it’s a potluck, other times they order platters from a local restaurant. A few months ago, I...
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Real Doner Traditional Turkish Food (Petaluma, CA)
A few months ago, a new cafe opened in downtown Petaluma near Walnut Park. Foodies in the know thrill because the owners are family of the owners of a now-defunct Turkish restaurant in Santa Rosa,...
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Sunbutter Date Nut Bars
I’ve made a variety of dessert/snack bars based on the simple ingredients of dates and nuts. Sometimes I substitute prunes for half the dates to bring the carb count down. Sometimes I add banana or...
View ArticleA Shock to the Heart
Riddle: What is harder than taking care of a baby after having major surgery? This will be my last pregnancy update. I was 36 weeks pregnant on Saturday, September 26, 2009. 40 weeks is the “due date”...
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Freestone Fermentation Festival 2010
Quick, name some fermented foods. What did you come up with? Beer? wine? cheese? pickles? Let’s not forget yoghurt, kefir, sauerkraut, miso, kombucha, natto, tempeh, vinegar, and bread. These and...
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Lemongrass Thai Cuisine (Petaluma, CA)
Reading reviews of Lemongrass Thai Cuisine, I’m shocked by how many people love it. Did we go to the same place? Did they change chefs? Are all the reviewers blown away by anything a step above fast...
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Sonoma County & Other Local Fairs 2010
Who doesn’t love a fair? Even if you don’t have a child to share it with. I grew up on the Del Mar (San Diego County) Fair, which is one of the biggest county fairs around. Our local fairs here...
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Cheap Produce or Good Produce?
One of my pet peeves is when people tell me that buying produce at a local farm or farmer’s market is too expensive. Because they can go to Lucky’s or Safeway and get “the same thing” for less per...
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Mystery Squash
It had been about 5 years since my last serious summer garden. But for 2013, I planted summer squash, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, beans, chard, and a few miscellaneous items with mixed results. My best...
View ArticleShabbat Service Planning
Sites, books, music, and more For bat mitzvah, bar mitzvah, d’var Torah/drosh, aliyot, services, etc From the adult education class at (the Reconstructionist) Congregation Ner Shalom, Cotati, CA in...
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How to Cut a Dead Person
I’ve seen some oddnesses in my time exploring cemeteries, but this one is new to me. This is the cemetery walking distance from my house and its hilly paths and century and a half of burials make it...
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