Five favorite salad and cooking greens

Notes from the Sonoma Garden Arugula - Home grown tastes so much better than store bought pre-package arugula. Once they are fully established you wont’ be able to keep up. Keep harvesting and cutting them back. Good for both salads and cooking. Red leaf lettuce... Continue

Earth Day tea party

To celebrate Earth Day, and sisterhood, The Sonoma Valley Women’s Club welcomes women and girls of all ages to an afternoon tea party at the historic clubhouse. 2 p.m. $20-$35. Female veterans are free. 574 First St. E. 925.708.3337. Continue

Fire Department Polenta Feed

Thursday, April 19: The Schell-Vista fire department hosts its annual dinner of salad, polenta, slow roasted tender beef, bread, and more. $25 each to support fire protection in Sonoma Valley. 6 p.m. 22950 Broadway, Sonoma. 938-2633. Continue

10 things to make with hard-boiled eggs… besides egg salad

Ramen, Borscht, lasagna ... 10 things to make with hard-boiled eggs that aren's egg salad. Dig in. Continue

Surviving the Guinness Diet

Supposedly, the average Guinness Draught contains enough protein, iron and calories to sustain you for a considerable period of time -- provided you drink enough. A St. Patricks Day favorite from the Sun archives. Continue

One of the world’s best wines is sold by…Walmart

If you're one of those people who orders the cheapest glass of wine on the menu because you can't tell the difference (no shame), this news is going to make your day. A $7 bottle of wine sold at Walmart has been ranked as one... Continue

The $3 wine challenge

The worst part of the $3 wine challenge 2018 is that I wanted to like these wines. I wanted to find something that cost $3 that tasted like wine and that I could buy and enjoy. Fat chance. Read more. Continue

What will be the new kale?

[caption id="attachment_85944" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Is the humble (but powerfully healthy) rutabaga poised to become the new kale? Like the Secretary of Agriculture becoming president, it’s possible but extremely unlikely.[/caption] Trend-trackers are desperate to anoint some previously-innocuous vegetable as the next fabulous superfood. (P.S., kudos to... Continue

Health Bites: Stupid health fads; five ways to reduce stress, ‘good’ foods that aren’t, and more

Six fitness fads that need to go away 1) Napping Classes. Going to the gym and sleeping, in a group, for 45 minutes. ‘Nappecise’ is a thing, but shouldn’t be. 2) Cat Yoga. A cat in the studio is supposed to be a calming, centering presence.... Continue

Your soon-to-expire guide to what’s hot in health

[caption id="attachment_85884" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Cauliflower pizza crust. The new avocado toast?[/caption] Your soon-to-expire guide to what’s hot in health Five minutes ago Now Avocado toast Cauliflower pizza crust Turmeric Cardamom Craft beer ... Continue

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