The boys and I have been on a quest for the perfect coconut ice cream. We tried recipes from Ben and Jerry (too sweet, too much base), David Liebovitz (toasting the coconut was interesting, but it didn’t give us the rich coconut flavor we were after), and Chanterelle/Kate Zuckerman (just weird with the sour cream). [...]

We finally heard from a couple of people in Cauquenes. Everyone is fine, although some lost their homes. This morning, our vineyard contractor drove out to our property to check on Don Ismael, our general caretaker. He and his family are fine, although their house was damaged. As for us, the old adobe building will [...]

I just want to let everyone know that we are all fine here at the Flaherty homestead. We had quite a scare, as the quake went on and on for a full three minutes. That’s long enough to wake up, wait for it to pass (as they usually do), realize that it isn’t passing, get [...]