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A Traditional Tuscan Holiday Recipe: Florentine Crepes

This dish (Crespelle Alla Fiorentina) features crepes rolled with spinach and cheese along with a bechamel sauce. It’s perfect as a first course course; find the recipe here.

A Traditional Tuscan Holiday Recipe: Florentine Crepes2026-11-11T19:46:00-08:00

Support Kaniv: View the Icon Auction

Sonoma’s Sister City Kaniv, Ukraine is in need of a new Intensive Care Unit at the local hospital and they have asked us to help fund this project, The SSCA/Kaniv Committee is offering eleven beautiful antique icons at auction, the proceeds of which will help fund this important project.

Russia has intensified its bombing of energy […]

Support Kaniv: View the Icon Auction2026-11-10T19:46:09-08:00

SSCA President’s Farewell Letter

Dear Friends:
The past five years have been extraordinary. The work of Sonoma Sister Cities Association is important in these troubled times. We cast a ray of light with our people to people diplomacy.
From the intern programs between Sonoma and Hungary to the medical support provided to Ukraine, to cleft palate surgeries in Aswan, [...]
SSCA President’s Farewell Letter2026-11-09T19:14:45-08:00

The Winter Theme: Holiday Recipes You Can make at Home

(Editor’s Note:  Now that we are in the 4th Quarter of 2026, I thought it would be nice to post some holiday recipes from each of our Sister Cities.)

First Up:  An Egyptian recipe that might be served in Aswan.

Kabab Halla

This recipe can be found on the website Linsfood.com, where you can find instructions […]

The Winter Theme: Holiday Recipes You Can make at Home2026-10-22T20:31:06-07:00

The SSCA Quarterly Newsletter – Fall 2026

Dear Community – I hope you’ll take a few moments to check the new SSCA Quarterly Newsletter.  Many thanks to Teresa Tope for putting together such a lovely comprehensive and informative periodical.  Click  here to view the newsletter if you haven’t already received a copy in your email.

The SSCA Quarterly Newsletter – Fall 20262026-10-20T19:58:55-07:00

It’s Time for An Evening In Tokaj

PRESS RELEASE

September 28, 2026

Contact:

Sylvia Toth

Co-Chair Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee

(707) 938-0224

tokaj2@sonomasistercitiesassocitation.org

Sonoma – Tokaj Sister City Committee Presents

Nov. 7 Fundraising Event:  “An Evening in Tokaj”

The Sonoma – Tokaj Sister City Committee has been exercising Citizen Diplomacy since it was founded in 2012 — in a successful effort to bring these two wine-centric cities together in friendship, […]

It’s Time for An Evening In Tokaj2026-10-02T17:25:39-07:00

Archeological Sites in Sonoma

The City of Sonoma is home to the Sonoma State Historic Park, right along the popular and beautiful plaza.

Excerpt from the CA State Parks website:

About Sonoma State Historic Park

Located in the heart of California’s picturesque wine country and birthplace of the California Bear Flag, this park offers the opportunity to experience […]
Archeological Sites in Sonoma2026-09-29T20:03:20-07:00

Archeological Sites at or Near Tokaj (Hungary)

Tokaj Castle Ruins (Tokaji Vár romja)

Located at the confluence of the Bodrog and Tisza rivers, this once-strategic 15th-century fortress hosted historical events like the crowning of King John Szapolyai. Though largely overgrown today, ongoing archaeological work uncovers fragments of its past.

The Tokaj Museum (Tokaji Múzeum)

From the Hello Hungary website: “The region’s millennial history […]

Archeological Sites at or Near Tokaj (Hungary)2026-09-24T21:56:19-07:00
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