Gracie’s Ravioli
Food, Wine, Garden and People
Food – As a family we have been eating in a lot lately. Here are 4 recipes we tried last week.
Mediterranean Chicken Skillet – I got this one off the Yummly.com website and tried it this weekend. A Mediterranean Chicken Skillet Recipe that can be made in less than 30 minutes. It’s extremely flavorful so it will please your whole family, and best of all, it’s all done in one-pan.
Mediterranean Chicken with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Artichokes – Another one skillet recipe. Easy to make, 30 minutes from start to finish! You’ll love the mix of flavors in this dish.
Bourbon Glazed Carrots – Wow two of my favorite things, bourbon and carrots. I found this one on kitchn.com. A quick easy side dish without the messy clean up.
Pasta Con Sarde -Pasta Con Sarde is a Sicilian mainstay not just for Christmas Eve. I found a can of sardines and decided to make it again this past week. A simple dish with loads of flavor.
Wine – My wife and I took a trip to the west coast last February and now find ourselves almost exclusively seeking wines from Napa and Sonoma Counties. Here are three favorites wineries and a link to help plan your Wine Country Vacation.
Fort Ross Winery – The Sonoma Coast is home to Fort Ross and we were fortunate to take part in a private tasting there. OK, a little pricy and not for everyday drinking, but boy are these wines good. If you like Pinot Noir you got to try Fort Ross.
Martinelli’s Winery – A few years back a friend gifted me a bottle of Martinelli’s Jackass Red Zinfandel and I have been a fan of their wines ever since. Sustainable farming methods and family wine making at its best. Martinelli’s makes great Pinot Noir, award winning Red Zinfandels and over the top Syrah.
DeVero Farms and Winery – More than a winery, this winemaker uses only certified organic and biodynamic process to grow first class wines in a traditional Italian style. I didn’t realize how good their wines were till after almost 6 months I popped open a bottle of their 2018 Dolcetto and found an easy drinking red that paired with just about anything.
Has a trip to Californios’s famed wine country always been a wish? Here’s a link (Click Here) to a great site that can help you plan that wine vacation. The Russian River in Sonoma is home to many top wineries and must stop for Pinot lovers.
Garden – Okay its February, but you should start planning your garden and ordering those organic seeds now. Here’s the only three seed companies I buy from.
Johnny’s Selected Seeds – The best source of seeds and tools for gardeners of all sizes and needs. If you’re looking for organic seeds be sure to search for that specifically. They sell both.
High Mowing – No seed company is more committed to organic gardening than High Mowing. From their website, “100% certified organic seed, 100% of the time. Bred to perform best in organic conditions – robust, vigorous genetics and modern disease resistances.” You get all this and free delivery with orders over $10.00
Sustainable Seed Company – These guys carry over 850 varieties of seeds including many hard to find varieties. They have a huge selection of certified organic seeds as well.
People – If you don’t follow Tim Ferriss you need to do so. His weekly blog and email are a combination of inspiration, humor and human interest.
Ferriss is an American author (4 Hour Workweek, 4 Hour Chef and others), entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker. His blog post include interviews, weekly suggestions and lifestyle design. He has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People,” one of Forbes’s “Names You Need to Know,” and one of Fortune’s “40 under 40.
His latest interview is with Richard Turner. Don’t know who Richard Turner is, here’s a cut offered by Ferriss on the interview.
“Note: Toward the end of the interview, you will hear Richard performing card tricks. He did them in front of me, and he absolutely blew my mind. I highly recommend checking out the interview on YouTube, as I made sure to have video from multiple angles for this episode. Just go to youtube.com/timferriss. Not to sound like a mullet-wearing Long Island boy (which I’ve been), but this footage is simply fucking amazing.
Oh, and did I mention that Richard is completely blind? That’s right. You’re in for a ride, my friends.”
On his weekly (Friday) email, Ferriss always ends with a quote, that in his words leaves him pondering. I’ve shared many of those quotes with my kids. Here’s a sample;
“Don’t postpone joy till you have learned all your lessons. Joy is your lesson.”
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