This was the first time for Shea and me at Mazatlan Mexican restaurant in the vicinity here in Vallejo. There was great food, very friendly service and a cool ambience with Frida Kahlo and other Dia de los Muertos art on the wall while frenetic music videos were playing in the background.
While I was in Chicago for a conference for several days, Shea took care of the dogs and did some tabling at the Farmer’s Market. He also attended a VGN and made a keto-friendly cheesecake and got some pool time in with some friends, as well as going to karaoke.
Carlene, Dean and Wendy invited us to have an al fresco dinner with them on a lovely summer night with live jazz music.
Because Shea is currently doing Keto it made it very challenging for me to find a birthday cake he could eat on his birthday. He found this recipe and made a sample and full-size cake, which turned out well. There is only a tiny amount of carbohydrates in the flour.
Wonderful dinner with Shea, Shani, and her husband Steve at Bambino’s Restaurant here in Vallejo.
All S names!
Xmas came early for me, thanks to Shani’s thoughtfulness and generosity, giving me a beautiful framed piece for my wall when I move back home in a couple of months.
Sustainable Solano did a wonderful cooking event with locally sourced foods for Cultivate Community Food Cooperative (CCFC) last night in Benicia. Ask me about becoming an owner as we try to grow CCFC to build a brick-and-mortar local food co-op! In addition to the gorgeous salad you can see below, we also had potato gnocchi with the freshest broccoli and garlic.
Fourteen CCFC owners were treated to a cooking demo by Chef Stephanie Jordan, Program Mgr., Sustainable Solano.
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) was also an important topic of discussion.
Cultivate Community Food Co-op is a mouthful, but what a great idea. I’ve been an owner for several years and look forward to that investment paying off in time.
Pictures from others at the same event:
Shea is already using his Kitchen Aid that Santa brought him! Today he turned holiday leftovers into sweet potato parathas.
Shea’s leek and zucchini frittata was popular at the Cultivate Community Food Co-op potluck we attended at a home on the highest hill in Benicia (gorgeous views of a huge). The former mayor of Benicia was there, as well as many advocates for fresh food and the efforts to create a food co-op here in our area. For more information check out Cultivate Community Food.
Incredible panorama from fellow food co-op owner at the top of Benicia:
Happy birthday Mary Frances!
After a day by the pool in Sacramento, good friends and Ethiopian food, which I had not had since before Covid. It was William and Johnny’s first time having it, and they loved it!
