From 'Soup's On!' by Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny

Jeannette Ferrary and Louise Fiszer, 'A Good Day for Soup'

'Mollie Katzen's Recipes: Soups'

'Mostly Vegetables,' Susan Costner

American culinary history is a marriage of many cultures. On any given day, in any given American kitchen, we invoke the memory of our ancestors with dishes that speak to their heritage. From Greek to Brazilian, Italian to Lithuanian, Mexican to French, what defines American cuisine is as new as the newest wave of immigrants and as fresh as the latest fusion cuisine.

Ladle up steaming bowls of savory soup for your family any time soon and that cold, wet winter storm outside won't seem so threatening.

'Mastering the Art of French Cook, Volume One'

The Napa County Master Gardeners are trying to determine the best way to serve the local gardening public with workshops, and they welcome your ideas.

Many know Mike Sjoeblom as the innovative vintner who creates a sparkling wine from cabernet sauvignon grapes, but before he started his enterprise here in the valley, he had another career well underway as the president of EuroOffice, a company based in Sweden and devoted to developing and selling ergonomically-sound products.

The National Geographic Green Guide, a quarterly publication  to help consumers develop smarter, greener behavior to support a healthier planet, makes its debut March 4.   

The face of the Hardin residence -- a sprawling, light blue, ranch-style home in south Napa County -- offers few clues about the hog hierarchy that thrives on the three-acre property.

Until this week, it had been years since I played a Crash Bandicoot game. In fact, the last one I played was the original on the PlayStation (and I loved it).

FERNANDEZ — Barbara vs. Saul, Jan. 3, 2008.

MONTELLI-GONZALEZ — Anthony Batista Montelli, 18, Tripoli Court, St. Helena to Marina Gonzalez, 19, Tripoli Court, St. Helena.

Standard Pacific Homes of Northern California has awarded Raisa Angeles, a senior at Vintage High School in Napa, a $1,000 college scholarship as part of its StanPac Scholarship Program.

A wet day in Angwin found two big white trucks and a forklift outside Paulin Hall, the hub of the Pacific Union College music department and the community Paulin Center for the Creative Arts (PCCA). 21 piano boxes marked the first phase of a $1.2 million dream.

The Napa County Regional Occupational Program (ROP), operating under the Napa County Office of Education, is pleased to announce the graduates of the fall 2007 ROP Nurse Assistant Training Program.

Anyone who hangs around the wine business soon notices that a lot of doctors and other medical practitioners are involved in making wine.