Two recipes, cranberry sauce recipe from my great-grandmother, and a new one for Thanksgiving this year – pumpkin cake with pepitas (pumpkin seeds). And story of our family Thanksgiving over the years.
Read more…Exploratorium San Francisco: Day of the Dead and food is life
Last Saturday we popped into the Exploratorium for a Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) display and holiday food from Mexico and Guatemala. What a warm life-affirming community event families enjoy each year at the museum.
Read more…Day of the Dead
November 1 and 2 is the Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos – celebrated in Mexico, Central America, and Latino communities around the United States. Children’s books to read and recipes to make – Mexican chocolate brownies, pan de muerto, hot chocolate and tamales.
Read more…Sonoma County Favorite Pumpkin Patches
In October, head to Sonoma County to enjoy pumpkin patches, and amazing corn maze!
Pick up a wheelbarrow, and load up on different kinds of pumpkins, kids love to play in a seed corn pits, go on hay bale rides, see farm animals, explore winding paths through a corn maze.
Sonoma County in Spring
Spring in Sonoma County – after winter rains, hills are velvety green, flowering trees and flowers wave in the breeze, hello baby goats and lambs!
Here’s our guide to picnics, hikes, bike rides, and best family events – Petaluma Butter & Egg Parade and Sonoma Farm Trails.
Celebrate Three Kings Day – Epiphany
One the most popular holidays in Europe is Three Kings Day, also called Epiphany. The holiday on January 6 celebrates the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem, bringing gifts to the Christ child. Three King’s Day is observed with special cakes and sweets, parades, presents for children, plus enjoy children’s books to read.
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