Welcome To Our Blog - A Day in Truckee, California

Deb, Dawn, & Lulu

Dawn Adams (writer/food coach/photographer) and Deborah Jordan (writer/food coach/yoga instructor) have embarked on an exciting journey and we invite you to come along with us as we explore and discover all things related to good food and happy, healthy living! Join us as we visit exciting new restaurants, organic farms, farmer's markets, unique spice and kitchen stores, and all things gluten-free. Two spirit-soul-sisters we are - who love food and l-o-v-e to travel. In addition, we plan to share our experience as we write our first cookbook for those with food sensitivities that reflects the wealth of our combined experience and our mindful, positive approach to eating.

Truckee River

On Tuesday, we headed out on Hwy 49 from Auburn, California, where we live, up to the beautiful historic town of Truckee for our first blogging adventure! It was a stellar day… Lulu (Dawn’s adorable Boston terrier) was in the backseat of Dawn’s bright red Volkswagen beetle with her pink Peace-Love t-shirt on ready to go! With the sunroof open and the sun shining, we began to make a list of the questions we wanted to ask in our first interview. We started the day with a stroll along the Truckee River.  It was slow-going as Lulu had not been there before and was busy sending and receiving what Dawn and her husband lovingly call “pee-mail”. The day was perfect for Dawn’s photography as you can see.

Suzanne Preaseau & Romeo

Our next destination was downtown Truckee for our visit to the Cooking Gallery, one of Deb’s favorite Truckee stops. Owners, brother and sister, Suzanne and Mike Preaseau, were gracious and welcoming. There store was humming with activity from both local and tourist shoppers and yet they happily showed us what was new in the store. Mike and Deb had a stimulating conversation about non-stick cookware while Dawn was busy snapping photos of the store. When you check out our blog next week, we hope you will participate in our discussion about the practical, environmental, and health aspects of various non-stick cookware. We will also share with you Mike and Suzanne’s best selling alternatives as well as their hottest new items.

Sebastian at the Squeeze In

Lunch anyone? We were ravenously hungry by now and had planned to visit Deb’s new favorite restaurant for Dawn’s birthday but instead decided to go to plan “B” so Lulu could eat with us too! Hot days are not good for being alone in the car. We enjoyed lunch outside at the Squeeze In, a whimsical restaurant featured on the Food Network and touted as serving the “Best Omelettes on the Planet.” Our adorable waiter, Sebastian, is featured in one of Dawn’s best photos of the day. We thoroughly enjoyed our salads and they accommodated our gluten-free requests, although they do not market themselves as a gluten-free restaurant. More to come about the Squeeze In in future posts!

We look forward to returning to the area at the beginning of October for the 2nd Annual Lake Tahoe Restaurant Week featuring 60 participating restaurants. So, look forward to our mid-October blog about this event.

Also, coming up in September we will be celebrating the local success of Placer County Real Food Cookbook authors, Joanne Neft and Laura Kenney. We will be attending and blogging about the premiere of KVIE's America's Heartland show on Joanne, her book, and the Auburn Farmer's Market on September 14.

Thanks for reading us. We invite you to join our blog and “like” us on Facebook. Until next week, we say live happy, eat healthy…and as Lulu says: “Peace and Love” to all!