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Holiday Hot Spots – Local FlavorYou may have noticed, we took a little break from Food Partying! But we are baaaaack… just in time for the holidays. As I have grown in years, I want...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Dec. 15, 2019Last comment by USA, on Dec 17, 2019 at 4:49 pm | 1 comment | 12926 Views
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Still need a gift? Try culinary.Giving gifts friends and family will actually use is ideal, but it's hard to know what people like. So give em' what they need instead! Try culinary gifts this year...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Dec. 18, 2013Last comment by Krystel, on Dec 20, 2013 at 4:47 pm | 1 comment | 39571 Views
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Free Classes - Growing Tomatoes and Herbs, Cocktail ShrubsSummer is the season to grow, can, ferment and enjoy. Perfect your skills with these free classes offered by Master Gardeners. Vegetable Gardening in Containers July...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jul. 7, 2023Last comment by Mondoman, on Jul 8, 2023 at 5:24 pm | 1 comment | 3556 Views
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7 Spoons, 1 Bowl ? Polish Christmas EveWe celebrate Wigilia at the Stec household, a traditional Polish Christmas Eve dinner that begins after sighting the First Star. Kicking off the festivities,...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Dec. 24, 2013Last comment by maggie, on Dec 24, 2013 at 9:04 am | 1 comment | 35085 Views
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Welcome to the Roaring TwentiesWelcome to the Roaring Twenties! I have a good feeling about the new decade, despite our cultural and political stresses. First off, twenty twenty is just...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jan. 3, 2020Last comment by Liat, on Jan 8, 2020 at 9:15 am | 1 comment | 13847 Views
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Farmers Markets / Farmers FlatbreadOur local farmers markets are filled a palette of colors this time of year. Buy the rainbow and make what I call Farmers Flatbreads: a fresh slice of bread from...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jul. 29, 2023Last comment by Amanda, on Aug 8, 2023 at 9:11 pm | 1 comment | 5494 Views
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Food Party! 420Happy first legal 420 in California, this Friday, April 20th. It’s definitely a new way to Food Party!, right? In my dreams this article was going to be...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Apr. 17, 2018Last comment by zzzzzzc?, on Jul 15, 2018 at 6:55 pm | 1 comment | 21289 Views
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Eat Your Values – August 15What does it mean to eat with your values, and how do we build a food system that reflects those values? How do we create a system that is healthy and flavorful...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Aug. 10, 2019Last comment by Anon, on Aug 13, 2019 at 2:20 pm | 1 comment | 11400 Views
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Cookbooks For The HolidaysMany Food Partiers! like to cook, and some even take the time to write it all down for the rest of us. I'm sitting around this Thanksgiving weekend looking some...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 25, 2017Last comment by Foodie, on Nov 30, 2017 at 9:32 pm | 1 comment | 17103 Views
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GRAND OPENING – Menlo Park’s Springline Offers Experiential Community Events
You're invited and it’s going to be a party!
The Grand Opening of Springline, an award-winning 6.4-acre mixed-used...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Sep. 7, 2023Last comment by willam23, on Sep 12, 2023 at 1:41 am | 1 comment | 2957 Views
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ACK! You Still Need Food For the Halloween Party!
I spent the day cooking for Riley and Sammy’s Halloween Party.
Here’s the menu.
Halloween Twice Baked Potatoes
Mummies...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Oct. 30, 2018Last comment by the_punnisher, on Oct 30, 2018 at 6:24 pm | 1 comment | 12824 Views
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Free Market Farm Bill or Farce?"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are I’m from the government and I’m here to help." Ronald Reagan hit a resonant...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Feb. 19, 2023There are no comments yet. 4153 Views
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Spice Your Life!Seems like I have a lot of crushes these days. There's smarty-pants, Professor Cutie Pie of course, and now there's this guy in the band. What to do when...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 12, 2013There are no comments yet. 40620 Views
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Lakes and Larders (part 2)In Lakes and Larders part 1, we wrote about a special wine country lake...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Nov. 14, 2018There are no comments yet. 15123 Views
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Blue Cheese Walnut Quesadilla with Cranberry Cherry SalsaWe live in God’s country in Northern California; local produce and seasonal fair surround us throughout the year. But it’s harder to find in the winter...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Dec. 19, 2017There are no comments yet. 14920 Views
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Farm Bill Café - Part 2Last month we started the Farm Bill Café, reading Dan Imhoff’s ==I Food Fight...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jun. 10, 2018There are no comments yet. 15044 Views
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Welcome to The Food Party! - Kitchen Science Tip #1With a surge of interest in all things food, we launch this blog spot as a place to chew the fat and chat. What's hot and what's not? Got a lot? Then we want YOU...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Oct. 7, 2013There are no comments yet. 39151 Views
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Travelin’ Solo: Elk and Mendocino County(We take a Farm Bill break these next two weeks, to have a little fun and report...
Original post made by Laura Stec on Mar. 6, 2023There are no comments yet. 5655 Views
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The Food Party! Top Ten ListHappy Anniversary to my fellow Embarcadero Media bloggers and all you readers as we celebrate a
Original post made by Laura Stec on Oct. 1, 2015There are no comments yet. 22718 Views
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U-Pick at Webb RanchJust a quick shout out for the u-pick Food Party! happening once again at Webb Ranch, Portola Valley's family farm since 1922. Have you ever been?
Original post made by Laura Stec on Jun. 15, 2018There are no comments yet. 14989 Views
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