It was dark when I tiptoed into their rooms on Monday morning. I could hear the drip of the rain from the eaves, the first true rain of the season. As I gently woke the children, they...
Sometimes, you fail in the kitchen. Last week, I was developing a recipe for a client that seemed easy enough. In my mind’s eye, it was very clearly laid out. Peanut butter was involved. So was chocolate....
As November looms ahead, this is the time of year that I begin to think of how my family will celebrate Thanksgiving. Some years are spent with friends, some with neighbors, and some, just the four of...
It was the first day that I felt like hibernating. The kind of day that you want to spend in a kitchen, warm from the oven, fuzzy slippers padding beneath you, with a pot of hot coffee...
It’s been deliciously chilly at night…and warm and balmy during the day. I hate to sound like a romantic weather reporter, but when it comes down to it, the weather dictates how I eat. When the house...
I kissed my son goodnight with a tinge of sadness. He turned a year older today, and in another blink of an eye, I said goodbye to one more piece of his childhood. Seven years, and it...
The Bay Area had one last fling with summer this week. It happens every year, that last flirtation with hot weather, air conditioners and summer dresses. Like that final hurrah before facing reality, we all savored the...
Simple Sundays | Seared Ahi Tuna Salad
Five Little Things
Tofu Tacos
Simple Sundays | Mango Ginger Sorbet
