Maria Stuart

My Glamorous Life – A Week in the Life of this Winery Owner

April 27, 2013 Maria Stuart 3 Comments

Even the dream life can be a little less than dreamy sometimes. Not that its bad, it’s just a lot. Witness life around here lately. It all started a couple of weeks ago. I was working hard trying to nail down just the right recipes to send to our Wine Club members. I needed ten […]

Simple, Perfect Roasted Chicken – Food Bloggers Against Hunger

April 9, 2013 Maria Stuart 7 Comments

1 in 5 children in this country are hungry. Half of the children in this country will be food insecure at some time in their lives. Food politics in this country are messy and complicated: our government subsidizes the wrong things, factory farming creates more greenhouse gases than the cars on our planet, Monsanto has […]

Easter Traditions – because I realized we’ve been sharing Easter with the same family for almost three generations.

April 3, 2013 Maria Stuart 2 Comments

As I sit here at my messy but sunny desk eating egg salad that has a slight blue tint for lunch, I can’t help but reminisce a moment about what a wonderful Easter our family had. Not only did my oldest child arrive safely home from a 10-day excursion to build houses in Mexico (I […]

Food Swap, and Ancho Chili Chocolate Bark Recipe

March 22, 2013 Maria Stuart 4 Comments

Food Swaps are all the rage these days, and I got invited to one! Have you been? I thought it was pretty wonderful. Here’s how the Facebook invitation read: Bring 10 to 20 handmade, homegrown, fresh, raw, baked or foraged food items to swap. Just about anything goes! We hope to see you there! I’ve […]

Sauce Bolognese

February 8, 2013 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

I meant to write this post a couple of days ago, but then this happened: I don’t have a “before” picture, but this is my front hall and I just re-wallpapered it. The project got a little more complex than I expected – as home projects often do, especially in old houses. I thought I […]