A dormer window was delivered today “for size”. Once it is confirmed to fit snug, then the rest of the dormer windows will follow. We had used the original restored dormer windows as template. And they are not replicable by machine. Hence the handmade nature entails time…. patience and a long wait for the roof!
On weekends, I accumulate a plethora of produce from the Green Market. The classic omelette makes for a great canvas to blanket all these: here, shiitakes, parsley, marjoram and shallots in brown butter.
Baked polenta with courgettes (aka zucchini), cherry tomatoes, chunks of feta, parsley pesto and herbs.
Monday Energy Fare- White Wild Grits, with Whole Pecans, Huckleberries and Date Syrup with a sprinkling of Bee Pollen (getting ready to combat seasonal allergies)
We’ve been eating our ideas for coming breakfast @ The Francis House for dinner. Tonight’s was Vegetable Bibimbap ! The sriracha and gochugaru flakes is an equal substitute to perk me up coffee!!
I fell in love with a hotel door. I was in Copenhagen last year and stayed at the Hotel D’Angleterre (Photo 1). Did some research when I got home and found a similar one (Photo 2). We have decided to use a dual combination and key lock from Emtek (guests will choose what they…
All these food posts are, to me, the perfect way to start the day. Having been re-reading my Ottolenghi cookbooks, I was inspired. Hence these little pots with a scoop of avocado, a few chorizo slices, baby asparagus and a runny boiled egg … drizzled with Persian lime olive oil. And a Baked Potato…
After a Saturday walk through at the Francis House, Richard and I went to Calistoga Inn for lunch and passed by the Sharpsteen Museum to see the impressive cookie jar collection of a local resident. Richard’s curiosity found us meandering behind the Sharpsteen trying to find an alternate route back to the Francis House and…
After the long months of rain, having the fascia up this week was our harbinger of spring.