In 2009 we published “The Holm Family Cookbook” with our mother, an aunt, and a cousin. We started this blog at that time and maintained it for a few years, so many of the posts are a bit dated, but the recipes are still good!
Tomato basil sauce in the pot and Merry* serving the sauce with meatballs over spaghetti We recently held a self-guided ranch tour and open barn at the ranch to give people an opportunity to see some of the projects we have completed and that are in the process. I...
Granny with great-granddaughter Laina Our grandmother, Ione Holm or "Granny" to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, was the inspiration for our cookbook. She was such a poignant person in my life that I would often hope I died before her because I didn't think...
Our friend Bruce Burton loves to cook for and with people, foods from scratch, that take hours and hours, such as ravioli, tamales (that's the next blog!), and the like. Our Executive Chef We had tasted his ravioli before, including butternut squash ravioli that just...
Dungeness crab During the fall and winter months in the San Francisco Bay Area and other communities along the west coast, many organizations hold crab feeds as their major yearly fundraiser. The crab feeds are typically held at an event center that can hold 200 - 300...
Last week I was flipping through channels looking for a movie to watch. I caught the tail end of one of my favorite movies from the 80's, St. Elmo's Fire, which was cast with the popular actors of the time. Think Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy,...