This year we are definitely gong to miss hosting a Galentine’s party with our favorite ladies, however, we were still feeling like creating a fantastic Valentine’s Day dessert board to share with you (even if it is only virtual). Carrie and I decided to each enjoy at home with our respective families and then gift the wrapped ...
Don’t want to cook for Christmas this year? Me neither! Let’s take a look at some of our Woodinville restaurant and catering take-home festive meal options. These local businesses need our support this year and we need their delicious cooking! Barking Frog at Woodinville’s nicest hotel, Willows Lodge, offers a Holiday Frog Box to-go. Choose between the Holiday Ham Frog ...
This past weekend, I stopped by The Picnic Table Cafe in Woodinville to chat with owner Chef Dani about his new PicNic Table Cafe Pantry and Thanksgiving To-Go options. The PicNic Table Cafe Pantry is comprised of to-go food items you can run in and grab (well, after you pay for them, of course!) to take home and help make ...
We have been working hard at finding safe ways to enjoy Woodinville wine at home safely. With today’s announcement from Governor Jay Inslee, we know that dining inside restaurants is not an option nor are indoor gatherings that combine more than one household for the next four weeks. Right now as we do our part to reduce transmission of Covid-19, ...
Halloween finally falls on a Saturday night, but this year instead of going out to bars or hosting a big bash, I’ll be staying home for a quiet evening by the fireplace with my boyfriend and our dogs (and plenty of wine!) Our home in a quiet suburban neighborhood near Woodinville never gets trick-or-treaters, so we don’t have to figure ...
Jen and I simply have too much wine stored at both of our houses – that’s a good problem to have, though, don’t you agree? Still, wine is meant to be shared, not solely guzzled alone in quarantine. The current situation has prevented us from throwing the large backyard wine parties we usually host all summer long. We needed to ...
If you’re like us and you have been scratching your head, trying to figure out ideas on how to safely celebrate Halloween this year, you realize it’s going to take a bit more creativity than usual! I know that in some areas, traditional trick-or-treating is not allowed and perhaps it might just not be your personal choice to partake ...
I’m really taking advantage of our unseasonally sunny, warmish weather here in the suburbs of Woodinville. I keep hosting tiny little social distancing parties in my backyard, for mask-wearing friends. Recently, I set up a cozy outdoor seating area around my bonfire, and filled an etagere with supplies for guests to make their own cocktails using liquor from a local ...
Labor Day Weekend is here, and I’m so looking forward to celebrating (carefully, with social distancing and masks in place, of course) with friends and family. As I think through the weekend ahead, and work my way through the many questions we’ve gotten on Facebook and in our Instagram DMs about wineries and restaurants this weekend, I really want to ...
Last Sunday, I rented one of the fabulous new Chateau Cabanas over at the jewel of Woodinville wine country, Chateau Ste. Michelle. (Chateau Ste. Michelle is the oldest winery in Washington State, so what better place to celebrate Washington Wine Month?) I was eager to spend the day drinking wine and nibbling on food and socializing (carefully) with friends. Jen ...