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Farmers Markets in November

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Mirjam de Rijk

In the Netherlands, farmers markets are different, there is a fabric market, a produce market, a book market etc. My favorite ones had flowers, food, cheese, fabrics, notions etc etc. Only when temperatures are below freezing point not all vendors would … Continue reading →

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Southern comfort food in Santa Rosa

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Mirjam de Rijk

Moving to a different area, just overwhelmed with life, or simply a craving for comfort food? A great little restaurant to try is Sweet T’s. It is in Fountaingrove village, a little bit off the beaten path but worth the … Continue reading →

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The best brownies in town.

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Mirjam de Rijk

Moving to a new area is a busy time. A lot of changes, finding your way around town and finding your favorite stores. Time for comfort food. Brownies is a great comfort food, but not just any brownie, only the … Continue reading →

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Shopping for wine – Bottlebarn

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Mirjam de Rijk

Besides the fact that Sonoma County is a great place to visit wineries and taste their wines in the tasting room, there is also a great local store to buy wines: Bottlebarn. It’s located in an industrial area in North … Continue reading →

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Bounty of Sonoma County, local fruit and veggies year round

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Sonoma County, as is often the case with coastal counties in California, has a great degree of climatic variation and numerous, often very different, micro climates. Santa Rosa has a Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and warm, mostly dry … Continue reading →

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Shopping for Groceries – go local

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

This week I was showing property in Sebastopol and by coincidence -sort of- ended up looking for a certain type of noodles at Pacific Market in Sebastopol. Could not find the noodles I was looking for – was a long … Continue reading →

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Shopping for Groceries

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Last weekend we went shopping in Healdsburg and found a great local grocery store: Big John’s Market. They have an excellent meat department, grass fed, high quality beef. The person at Toad Hollow Winery recommended this market and since we … Continue reading →

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Shopping for Groceries

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

When I moved to Santa Rosa about 12 years ago, I was recommended to try G&G market -a local grocery market- for their produce. And the recommendation was correct, I really like that store. Great selection, great produce. It is a store filled with … Continue reading →

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Eating Organic in Sonoma County

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

The options for organic food are abundant. Besides the local farmers markets there are some great farm stands too. One is Tierra Vegetables: they are not officially organic but are called sustainably farmed. Personally I LOVE their strawberries. They are … Continue reading →

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Shopping for groceries

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Sonoma County has all the usual chains: Safeway, Raley’s Lucky’s etc so that’s easy. And there are 5 Whole Food stores: 2 in Santa Rosa, 1 in Sebastopol, 1 in Petaluma and 1 in Sonoma. The Whole Foods in Santa … Continue reading →

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