The Land of Wine and Honeys

Welcome to my blog!

Where to begin? First and foremost, I simply adore food, always have. Second, I have a deep seated love and respect for agriculture and the rural landscape. Growing up in small-town America, with a modest urban farm as our backyard, we grew vegetables, fruit, and kept many animals, including chickens. This lifestyle that my mother encouraged made me the foodie and gardener I am today.

As a girl, when I was not at home, I spent a good part of my days at my nana’s house helping her cook, eating her delicious homestyle meals, and picking flowers and veggies in her backyard garden. Her dedication to cooking good meals and caring for her family made an impression on my young mind and her nurturing spirit remains with me today.

Food drifts in and out of my mind throughout the day. At breakfast, I contemplate what to do for lunch. When lunchtime rolls around, I am thinking of dinner. And at dinner...well, you get the picture. There are only a handful of meals I prepare on a regular basis, mostly every other meal is a new adventure.

I launched The Land of Wine and Honeys to share what I discover along my food journey. I will provide local food lists, walk you through cheese and butter making, demonstrate food preservation, explore wine pairing, recommend restaurants, talk about my gardening experiences and highlight sustainable, organic farming.

And...this is the funnest part of all, I will share stories from my dinner club, Wine and Honeys. We are a group of ladies sharing our love of food, wine, good conversation and that rare chance for escape from reality -- even if it is just one night a month. We leave our domestic duties behind and our cares at the door. What is left is a place where there is enough of everything: food, wine, laughter, sharing and friendship.

Welcome to The Land of Wine and Honeys.