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The second wine tasting on our “Tour de California”, on this warm June day, brought us to Hanzell Vineyard. The wine cellar, 34 feet underground was a welcome respite from the rising temps in Sonoma. The cellar remains at a constant temperature of 57*F, the perfect temperature for barrel aging. We took a moment to stop and enjoy the […]

I’ve been in the mood to bake – a PIE! When I discovered that we had a new spice at the shop where I put in a few hours a month, it gave me just the idea I needed to grab a mood fix! It’s called Georgia Peach Spice and the ingredients are Vanilla Bean Sugar, cinnamon, […]

This summer my man Dan and I traveled to Northern California, Napa and Sonoma, specifically, for our vacation. I am on the verge of writing a series of posts with regard to our trip. I want to share the stories from the vineyards we visited as well as relate the delicious wines we enjoyed. We primarily stayed away […]

Today at yoga practice the teacher encouraged us to focus on peace. Sounds rather cliche for a yoga class – wouldn’t you say? In spite of that, the concept was not only to focus on peace within ourselves but how a small, kind gesture to another can help to spread peace one step at a […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #JuicyGrilledCornish #CollectiveBias Grilling is my all time favorite way to prepare a meal. I suppose it’s because~ 1. It takes place outside 2.The food consistently has a wonderful flavor 3. No mess in the kitchen 4. It’s FUN! […]

In mid-July I traveled to New York City for the BlogHer15 conference. The conference schedule is non-stop but I found that I had a few free hours midweek to explore the city. Having lived in NYC for a couple of years, back in the day, I wasn’t interested in merely pounding the pavement and hitting all […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #MeAndMyTea #CollectiveBias My man Dan is a picky tea drinker. Do you know any picky tea drinkers? I mean, I know there’s the whole sweet vs. unsweet tea thing with southerners leaning heavily on the “sweet” side, to […]

Salt – are you a user? I’m curious to know how many of you use salt on a regular basis? There was a time when I wouldn’t use salt at all; as what came out of the round blue box, with the little girl and her umbrella on front just didn’t seem to do anything […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerToGo #CollectiveBias The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. Summer is in full swing here at The Orange Bee. Summer means; vacation, beach time, late night strolls, bike rides, farm fresh tomatoes, melons, and peaches! […]

Recently my man Dan and I traveled to California for many reasons. The #1 reason was to visit our daughter and son-in-law in Napa. Another reason we made this plan is; a few months back while dining with some great friends in Texas we were exchanging vacation ideas and talked about a trip to northern California. Our […]

A few weeks ago I shared a post telling about the mysteries going on in the hive I call Queen Charlotte at the Greensboro Science Center. The hive was weak, few bees, no brood, and no sign of a queen bee. If you read the previous post you’ll recall there were multiple queen cells and before […]

Early one morning last week I received a phone call from the horticulturist at the Science Center. She excitedly explained that something peculiar was going on with the bees in Queen Charlotte hive. “Lots of bees, acting frantic and buzzing about more than normal”, was what she told me. She asked if I thought they […]

Recently I had the pleasure of attending a walking food tour in Charlotte, N.C. My daughter was visiting from Napa, where we had taken a food tour back in January. She suggested a local tour in North Carolina and since I thoroughly enjoy these kinds of “tours” I hooked us up with Tour de Food – […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareItForward #CollectiveBias Who would you like to share a coke with? A friend? Your sis or bro? Sharing a Coke with a superstar could be the highlight of your summer. How about sharing a Coke with an explorer or […]

This morning I was editing old Orange Bee posts and came to this Mexican Mocha Brownie one. This recipe is one of my all -time favorites. Brownies with a hint of cinnamon and coffee- seriously y’all they are amazingly delicious. I wish I could find more, better words to describe them but maybe you should […]

Growing up in southeast Texas right on the Louisiana border I developed a taste for cajun and creole dishes at an early age . My Dad could take lots of heat, my mom, not so much and I fall somewhere in the middle, leaning towards the hot side. Shrimp, preferably gulf shrimp, are one of […]

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PalmoliveMultiSurface #CollectiveBias See that mess in the photo above? That is anything but a clean kitchen. One of the challenges of being a food blogger is keeping the kitchen clean. When I am cooking for my family I […]

Tonight I am teaching a “honey” cooking class at the Savory Spice Shop in Greensboro. I cannot wait to share this recipe for Honey Lemon Custard. This recipe is one of the easiest and most delectable desserts I can share with the class and you. I love it so much I’d like to take a […]

While working on developing a recipe for the Sustainable Seafood Blog Project I visited the seafood department of my local Whole Foods. If you read the SSBP post you know I pay particular attention to where my seafood comes from as well as how it was caught. I found these fresh, east coast mussels had just […]

I would like to introduce you to the Science Center Honey Bees! Because of the role a honey bee plays in producing the food we eat, berries, peaches, almonds, beans, peppers, tomatoes….the list goes on and on, I feel lucky to be at the forefront of educating the kids, parents, teachers, grandparents and care givers that visit […]