Loni Stark
2011 Loreto Calendar: Caballeros a caballo
The excitement is building as the deadline of August 31, 2010 approaches for the 2011 Loreto Calendar photo contest. Today's featured contest entry comes...
2011 Loreto Calendar: Photo contest deadline
Make sure to email your photos to get entered into the contest. Deadline is end of this month, August.
“Ugly, but Good” Papaya, avocado and macadamia nut salad
The results may not look like one of those photogenic salads in the latest issue of your favorite foodie magazine. Yet one bite and you'll be hula dancing and realizing you can't judge a dish by its cover.
Artist Diaries: Creativity and insanity
I didn't pick up the brush much this week so little progress has been made on my actual painting. Although I didn't paint, I...
Unplanned visit to Woodward Canyon Winery
Rick Small & Darcey Fugman-Small, produce wines made from estate fruit grown on their 41-acre organic estate vineyard.
Solar Update: July 2010 was a Mark Twain summer
We're experiencing one of the coolest summers in 20 years in the Bay Area. Besides slowing down the ripening of tomatoes on the six...
The French Quarter Beignet experience
From powdered sugar to café au lait — a sweet journey through the French Quarter’s most iconic treat.
Perfect tomatoes, perfect recipe
I worship my tomatoes bursting full of sweet flavor behind a facade that has specks of dirt from the local farm or the backyard garden.
Artist Diaries: Storms of qualm
Okay, I'll admit with a type A personality, it's not always completely relaxing.









