It's been a long rainy week-end in Northern Cali. Perfect cooking and baking weather. Also perfect weather for laying around in front of the fire and reading cookbooks. I recently popped into Tyler Florence's Shop which I am lucky enough to live very close to. I...
It's rainy and cold in Mill Valley. It turned into winter overnight it seems. Got the Giants vs. Phillies on TV and a fire in the fireplace. It's quite cozy in here. Today is the kind of day where you just want comfort food. It's definitely...
So I have been thinking about eggplant a lot lately. I have been in the mood for it since last week when I stayed with my sister in Tennessee. She had all this fresh eggplant from their garden that was just waiting to be turned...
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!...