>New Year's Eve is always hit and miss for us - and it's not even because Ryan Seacrest seems to be Dick Clark's heir apparent on New Year's Rockin' Eve. OJ and I - we're well past the "Let's spend $150 a person for a prix fixe dinner w/ cheap champagne we don't want…
The newest cookie in my holiday cookie repertoire, Kris Kringle's peanut butter cup cookies, courtesy of one the gals at Debbie's Cookie Exchange.
This is what Sunday morning looks like after a bachelorette party. And that's all you need to know.
I'm known for my blackthumb. My mom once helped me plant a tub of flowers to put on my balcony and I watered it every few days like I was supposed to, I swear. It still died. Then, she brought me a big bunch of mint -- it's practically a weed. No one can kill…
This is how hot it was at our house last weekend, 20 minutes from San Francisco. There was no actual cooking being done in the kitchen beyond assembling turkey sandwiches. We laid on the floor watching movies because it was so hot the satellite was tweaking out.
We spent the 4th in Mendocino again this year -- ironic since our own neighborhood has a parade and fireworks at the school, but it's just fun to get out of town and go on what we're now calling the "dog vacation." Hana and Winston get to run around off leash at Big River and…
It's no secret that I like Tyler Florence -- he'd be in my hot tub. But I recently discovered that Mr. Food 911 has a radio show out out of NY on WOR 710AM, which I've started downloading to my iPod. After listening to a week's worth of shows -- I just have to wonder…
Here's what Memorial Day weekend looked like food-wise.
Sesame-Peanut Noodle Salad w/ Chicken
Open Faced Caprese Sandwich (before I put on the fresh mozz)
We finished off the weekend with some killer chicken brats from Crystal Springs Meat and Poultry, but it's hard to make a sausage look pretty - even after being poached and grilled to crispy…
After a very long, very rainy, very black turtleneck sweater winter, Spring has finally sprung. My yard, such as it is, is finally in bloom. Strawberries are finally starting to get on track and English peas and early zucchini and yellow squash are hitting the farmers market. And there is reason to rejoice!! In celebration…