So for the past few days I have been hanging out in Franklin, Tennessee with my sister and 1 year old niece.Bought some great new jeans at this really cool store here in Nashville called Imogene+Willie, check it out. Been eating a lot of pimiento...
Yesterday was another gorgeous fall day here in the SF Bay Area. I really love fall in this area. It is warm and sunny but the light has shifted and the days are shorter. You can see and smell fall in the air and it...
Redeemed!! I have redeemed myself and had sweet satisfaction over the cake that tried to defeat me! I had to wait awhile before attempting it again because twice that cake has had the better of me and I really haven't been in the mood to...
I love cake. Mmmmmm...
There is a restaurant here in Marin that I just love, it's called Insalatas and it features Mediterranean inspired food. They have the best salads, and soup and hummus. I love going there for lunch with a book and just having a really delicious Chicken Fatoush...
I'm hot tired and grumpy. Skipped dinner tonight. Thought about what I would like to eat and came up with this chocolate cake that Wyatt and I made last february for my mom's B-day. Sorry for the grumpy post. Here is the cake recipe: Chocolate Cake: 4 oz unsweetened...
My parents were visiting last week so it was a busy week. I didn't have time really to update the blog. But I did cook a lot. It also happened to be very very warm here last week. By warm I mean like 100 degrees!...
Yesterday was Sunday and it was really sunny and warm here for a change. It finally felt like summer so I was motivated to work in the yard all day. It was great but before I knew it the day had flown by and it...
My friend Valerie came over yesterday to do a hike and sit in the hot tub. She ended up staying for dinner so I had to come up with something suitable to serve from the ingredients on hand. I surveyed the fridge first and spied...
I grew up in the South. As far back as I can remember one of my all time absolute favorite things about summer has been farm fresh summer tomatoes. I love to take a whole tomato and eat it like an apple standing over the...