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Lost and Found, Café Azul’s Tinga Pie {Recipe}

May 1, 2018 Maria Stuart 3 Comments

Lost and Found, Café Azul’s Tinga Pie {Recipe}

  Cafe Azul. Just the name brings back such festive and delicious memories. Years ago, it must have been about 1996, two sisters named Shawna and Claire Archibald opened Cafe Azul in downtown McMinnville. Claire was the chef and Shawna ran the front of the house. Claire trained with Diana Kennedy, that legendary cookbook writer […]

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Elegant Winter Comfort Food – Beef Stroganoff {Recipe}

February 11, 2018 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Elegant Winter Comfort Food – Beef Stroganoff {Recipe}

As I sit here at my desk, sunshine is pouring through the window and warming my back. It feels lovely after getting up especially early this morning – it was so cold and dark. We’re having a pretty mild winter here in the Willamette Valley (sorry my midwest and east coast people), but let’s not […]

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Happy Birthday, Mom! Here are your Barbara-isms, with love

January 11, 2018 Maria Stuart 17 Comments

Happy Birthday, Mom! Here are your Barbara-isms, with love

My mom passed away last year. She was an amazing woman who lived a long and rich life.  Today would have been her 90th birthday (and she wouldn’t like that I’m telling you that!) She had been in hospice care for three months, and I’m grateful that we were all able to spend time with […]

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Love Thy Neighbor and Pakistani Slow-Cooked Lamb Stew {Recipe}

January 31, 2017 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Love Thy Neighbor and Pakistani Slow-Cooked Lamb Stew {Recipe}

I’ll confess I’ve had trouble pulling myself away from the internet this past week. Every twist and turn of this crazy new political world compels me to keep going down the rabbit hole, keep clicking on the next headline. It makes me think of that recent New Yorker cartoon: “My desire to be well-informed is […]

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How To Become An Activist – Because We All Have To Start Somewhere

January 26, 2017 Maria Stuart 4 Comments

How To Become An Activist – Because We All Have To Start Somewhere

Yesterday I got a message from a friend saying “We have never been active politically and really don’t know where to start. Would you have some advice for newbies that think Trump will screw our country up!”  At first I laughed because I don’t really think of myself as an expert activist – who am I […]

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Hi, I'm Maria. My husband and I own a winery in downtown McMinnville, the heart of Oregon's spectacular Willamette Valley.

Lucky for me I get to cook for the people I love, throw parties and pour a little Pinot. Nothing makes me happier than gathering people around my table and serving them food that nourishes both body and soul.

People often tell me that I'm living their dream life. And truthfully, I'm living mine too.

But let's be real, it's still life.

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