by NovaCadamatre | Jan 1, 2014 | Recipes
Every New Years Day, when I was growing up, my family made Black eyed peas and Hog jowl. We served it with Heinz catchup and I remember dreading having to eat it. I did eat it though because the thought of having bad luck for a WHOLE year just because I didn’t...
by NovaCadamatre | Nov 5, 2013 | Musings, Recipes
This week I’ve seen a lot of the color red. After 13 years and 260,000 miles I’ve made the decision to retire my little white Chevy S-10. That truck and I have been through a lot together. I started driving it after the retirement of my first car, an...
by NovaCadamatre | Aug 27, 2013 | Recipes, Vintage Notes
You can’t get much more beautiful weather than we have had in Napa over the past two weeks; particularly if you are growing wine grapes. The nights have been cool with lightly foggy mornings and warm sunny afternoons with highs in the upper 80s everyday. It is...
by NovaCadamatre | Oct 10, 2011 | Recipes, Vintage Notes
Well, we all knew it would get to this. What we didn’t know is how much it would rain. Asti topped out at almost 2 1/2 inches of rain over last week. We’re getting more today as well. Rain during this time of year is challenging for several reasons. 1)...
