Good evening!
We are back to Healdsburg safe and sound. I already miss the coast!
Sigh. Must go back soon!!
This morning, made the usual oatmeal for my dad and I:
Used 1/2 cup oats, 1 c water, 2 egg whites, 1 banana, 1 T almond butter and….a little brown sugar!
I did one last 60 minute yoga podcast facing the ocean…..Dave got me good this time! I’m telling you, the podcast from May 24th, 09 is the HARDEST one their is. Do it at your own risk of not being able to move later. Don’t say I didn’t warn you……
And then my dad and I ventured into the town of Gualala to grab some sandwiches to go. Gualala is quite the little surf town!
The weather was SPECTACULAR today!
Doesn’t he look like a movie star?! 
Naturally, I hopped a fence to get a better shot.
And, for lunch, had the same sandwich I had yesterday (mega veggie!) on a whole wheat baguette. It was HUGE….and delicious.
After a 2 hour road trip back inland, my parents checked into their hotel and I grabbed an all natural frozen yogurt for a snack. This is eggnog (flavor of the week) with organic gingersnaps!
And then, in the words of Christie and Alissa, we “let the wine tasting commence!”
I was stoked to have both my parents finally at Murphy-Goode.….where it all began!!!!
Next up: La Crema!
And tomorrow I’m going to take them to the Kendall-Jackson Wine Center…my favorite! 
For dinner, we hit up one of my very favorite establishments again—-Scopa! You know you really love a place when, upon walking in the door, the servers know you by name. Yep, that’s Healdsburg for you.
We shared everything and first ordered the grilled calamari:
Roasted brussels with bacon and Parmesan:
Lamb’s tongue!!! (don’t knock it till you try it….it’s quite delightful actually)
My very favorite dish of the evening—polenta with braised pork shoulder, cabbage and sausage….the ultimate comfort food and probably the best polenta I’ve ever had!
And last but not least—carbonara!
Whew! It was quite the Italian feast but I stuck with water with my meal instead of vino for a change. I also might have eaten two mini oatmeal chocolate chip cookies from the lobby of my parent’s hotel afterward.
My house is a mess! Must go clean now.
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What a good looking family you have!
jenna- i still can’t find it on itunes
. at any given time i have 12 free podcasts available to me. as new ones are added the older ones dissapear… is this the same for you? what about other people?
thanks!
Love your pictures! And that sandwich looks delish
Wow-everything looks incredible. I’ve eaten a lot of weird things, but never lambs tongue. The scenery is gorgeous!
Your pictures look SOO amazing! I want to be at the coast too!!
Those ocean pictures are amazing and the veggie sandwiches you keep finding are KILLING me!!! I can only get veggie sandwiches like that when I make them myself. Keep up the awesome work. I’m following in some writers foot steps myself (also my dream since I was a little girl!)
I love the picture of your dad. He looks more like a model, for a Nautica ad or something. Haha.
All your other pictures are awesome too! That sandwich…I WANT! Hope you had fun!
I love that Jenna…did you ever think it was never going to happen? The writing? Was is hard for you to break into? Did you have a definite idea of what you wanted to write???
I have so many ideas but never get anywhere because I don’t know what to follow…and I have to work full-time and have no choice with little time…(I don’t mean to have excuses! really, it’s just how it is though…)
I’m with the other person who commented above. What is the pink stuff on top of the lamb’s tongue….that’s not the lamb tongue is it?!? My mind is imagining all sorts of delicious horrifying stuff….cuz that’s what I do….
Jenna,
How do you incorporate the gg whites in your oatmeal?
i can’t find the podcast from 5/24/09 either and I subscribe. hmmm. Love Dave Farmar.
Hey Jenna! Just an oatmeal question – when you use egg whites, how do you cook your oatmeal? Thanks!
I recently tried putting vanilla soy milk in my oatmeal instead of water, and it seemed to really enhance the flavor. Do you prefer water or milk in yours? Also, do you use Blue Diamond almond butter on your oatmeal? I use MaraNatha but it won’t drizzle on oatmeal the way yours does!
OHHHHHH! Thanks…..I feel so much better.
Okay, I might have to cave and actually go to Scopa sometime.
The 90 min download sounds great but I can’t find any Dave in May of 09. Hmm. Am I looking in the wrong place? Please help.
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