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Why We Do What We Do

December 18, 2012 Maria Stuart 10 Comments

Why We Do What We Do

Last week I was thinking about the meals I cook for our harvest crew every year, and how I really ought to write about why we do that.  Why this week? In mid-December? After all, harvest is already more than a month behind us, the harvest workers have gone home and we are all back […]

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Me and My Monkey Brain

November 20, 2012 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Here is a great name for a yoga workshop – “Yoga for Nourishment”. It sounds so delicious, doesn’t it? The workshop was yesterday, Sunday afternoon, and it focused on restorative yoga and Yoga Nidra (which is a kind of meditative yoga). Knowing that this would be the day after our big Harvest Open House at […]

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Yummy White Bean Soup with a Greek Accent

November 15, 2012 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Yummy White Bean Soup with a Greek Accent

  Rob and I went to ¡Salud!,a charity wine auction,in Portland on Saturday night. It’s one of our favorites, mostly because we believe so strongly in the cause but also because, coming so closely on the heels of harvest as it does every year, it’s also nice to have a reason to get dressed up and […]

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Stuff My Kids Say – In which a touching comment sends my on a thought journey

May 31, 2012 Maria Stuart Leave a Comment

Stuff My Kids Say – In which a touching comment sends my on a thought journey

Like most Mama’s I adore my kids and cherish so many of the things they do – and want to scream about some of the others! Every once in a while though, they say something so touching or so funny, that I just have to tell someone. The other day Charlotte (who is eight)  and […]

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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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