One House Bakery, Benicia

 This bakery in Benicia has delicious breads and baked goods.  

Oxbow Public Market, Napa

 The Oxboy Public Market has delicious provisions.  They are not dog friendly.  

Domaine Carneros Winery

 

Dine at Venticello’s

 Venticello’s is an Italian Restourant in Benicia, CA.  There is outdoor dining with several heaters.  Old town Benicia has beautiful old time store fronts.  

Art of Blue Bottle Pour-over

 “This pour over kit gives you the tools and expertise you need to enjoy Blue Bottle Coffee at home.” 

Trader Joe’s napkins

 I use the Trader Joe’s All Occasion napkins in the bathroom as hand towels, and I also use them for dining, picnics, etc.  They are quite strong and beautiful! 

paper cups- compostable

 These paper cups from world centric do not have lids. They have plant based bio- lining.

World centric.com

Even the bag the cups come in is compostable! 

Bamboo compostable cups

 I love the Greenlid Bamboo coffee cups and plant fiber lids.  They can be used for hot and cold liquids, are leak proof, and are made from bamboo fiber.  

Better Than Bouillon- for soup

 My son and I went to a fiddle camp and had midnight stone soup.  The secret delicious annual recipe was the following:

Stone Minestrone soup:

Combine the following in soup pot:

3 tablespoons of base (better than bouillon base)

2- 28 oz. cans of diced tomatoes

2 cups water

1- 15 oz. can of kidney beans

1 diced onion

1- 16 oz. package of frozen mixed vegetables

1 teaspoon each of garlic powder and dry basil

1/4 teaspoon pepper

Bring to a boil, add 1 cup uncooked dried macaroni. 

Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Makes 3 quarts of finished soup. 

Blue Bottle Coffee, Oakland

 Blue Bottle Coffee ☕️ on Broadway Street Coffee smells so god when you walk in! 

Cozy blanket, CVS

 I got this cozy white and grey blanket from CVS!  It washes really well and my dog loves it! ❤️🐶

Tutu’s in Lafayette, CA

 I love the take out salads at Tutu’s in Lafayette, CA.  I really like the organic chicken salad, Bean Salad, egg salad, and tuna salad! 

Cozy blanket- Barnes & Noble

 I love ❤️ My cozy blanket I got at Barnes & Noble! 

Dryer lint cleaner

 I got this gadget at Cole Hardware. I use it to clean the lint out of my Dryer! I have learned the hard way to always clean the lint out of the dryer after each load! 

Alpine Bakery- Concord, CA

 The Alpine Bakery in Concord reminds me of the bakeries I used to go with my family in Michigan! 

365 Grain and Lentil Blend

 This packet from Whole Foods Market has long grain white rice, wheat berries, white and red quinoa, red and wild rice, bulger wheat and green lentils with extra virgin olive oil & sea salt. 

Lettuce Inn, veggie, Concord

 

Coit Tower

 My dear Aunt Betty lived walking distance to Coit Tower.  This is a view from the Hornblower returning from Alcatraz! 

Alcatraz- power of literature

 

Alcatraz cookbook

 

Compostable bowls

 These compostable bowls are certified compostable, non-allergenic and gluten free.  World centric compostable bowls turn into soil within 1-3 months.  

Palm Leaf Plates

 These Palm Leaf Plates are imported by Greenlid. They are made from fallen palm tree leaves that are harvested, dried, cleaned, and then pressed. 

Greenlid

2-782 King St.West,

Toronto, Ontario

Www.my Greenlid.com

1-888-8766561

Compostable cutlery

 I got this compostable cutlery made from plants, not petroleum, and I really like them.  I am a working mom and these work great as plastic is so hard to clean when we do takeout, bbq’s, picnics, and so many meals at home since we are still in a pandemic!  

These compostable silverware will turn into soil in 3-6 months.  They donate 25% of profits to social and environmental causes! 

Compostable cups and lids

 I found compostable lids at CVS.  They are PFA free too! 

CVS Pharmacy

One CVS Drive

Woonsocket, RI

02895

1-800-SHOP- CVS

Bamboo coffee cups

 We are in a pandemic so we are doing lots more meals at home.  I found these bamboo coffee cups and plant fiber lids and they are great for my morning coffee!  I love them since they are compostable! 

My green lid.com

Imported by Greenlid

101A-15 Roncesvalles Ave. 

Toronto, ON M6R 2K2

1-888-876-6561