Our Sonoma Weekend Getaway!
We decided to get away for the weekend and spend some quality time in Sonoma, CA, and had a great time!
My boyfriend and I really love food and so we just made it all about that during our trip.
First off, we headed to Ramekins, a culinary school and bed and breakfast, for a 3-hour hands-on cooking class – Dungeness Crab Party, baby! We learned how to properly cook and clean crab and then made five dishes using crab as a main ingredient: Crab Cakes, Crab and Cheese Gyozas, Crab and Sorrel Souffle, West Coast-style Cioppino, and Cantonese-style Stir-Fried Crab with Soy-Ginger Sauce.
Everything was oh-so-deliciousioso; check out a couple of pictures from our cooking class:
Crab & Sorrel Souffle
Crab Cake, Stir-Fried Crab, Crab Souffle
After all that cooking and eating, we rested for a bit in our cute little hotel cottage at The Lodge at Sonoma and headed off for wine tasting at the nearby Cellar Door.
After a little too much wine, we dressed up to go to for more drinks at the restaurant right next to the hotel where we met a lovely local woman and chatted it up with her for a bit.
Then we headed off to dinner at El Dorado Kitchen where dined on delicious Mussels with Frites, Herb-Roasted Sea Bass and Lobster Ravioli with bacon on top – Yum-O!
Today, we also brunched at a cute little restaurant called The Girl and the Fig and then headed off to St. Helena to the famed Culinary Institute of America at Greystone to watch a cooking demonstration featuring recipes for an Italian Christmas Eve Dinner – double Yum-O!!
It was a fabulous weekend and if you’re heading out to the Napa Valley, be sure to stop by the quaint little town of Sonoma. Wonderful food + friendly people + great company (Big Daddy!) = a time to remember.
On December 10th, 2007 CityChic said:
Super cute! You guys look like you’re having a ton of fun! I’m jealous!
On December 10th, 2007 Sara said:
aww, look at you two!! Soo precious :] It looked like a blast! I hope one day soon me and my love can go and take a fantastic trip like that!
On December 10th, 2007 nilla cookie said:
Aww CityChic, it was so much fun! Don’t be jealous, you guys have tons of great stuff in the LA-area too
Hope you’re having a good Monday!
On December 10th, 2007 nilla cookie said:
Thanks Sara!
The trip was a ton of fun. And if you and your beau ever get to do a trip, tell us all about it!
On December 10th, 2007 i♥make-up said:
u guys look adorable!!! awwwww i love the wine tasting picture of yours!!!:):)
On December 11th, 2007 Beth said:
You guys are too cute. I love Sanoma. Such a great getaway from city life. I need to get up there more often!
Hope you’re having a good week.
On December 11th, 2007 nilla cookie said:
Hi I Heart Makeup -
The BF took that picture of me after we had, oh maybe 5-6, tastes of red wine. They were really good and effectively turned me into a silly girl for the rest of the evening
On December 11th, 2007 nilla cookie said:
Hey Beth!
I wish I could say that we got to visit Sonoma more regularly because it really is such a cute town. Unfortunately, it was only our second trip out there in like 4 years!
Hope you’re having a great and sunny Tuesday!
On December 13th, 2007 MandyPandy said:
OMG, you guys are soooo adorable! I’m loving the makeup you’re wearing in the final pic; you’ll have to do a step-by-step on that one!
Sorry for not stopping by sooner; I’ve been waylaid by carpal tunnel syndrome.
On December 13th, 2007 nilla cookie said:
Hey MandyPandy -
Sorry your wrists are in pain!! Hope you feel better soon.
Thanks for the compliment, I really love wearing red lips sometimes. It makes me feel so sassy!