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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
Sometimes you just want breakfast for dinner. There are times when scrambled eggs with cheese and a little side salad, or a bagel with cream cheese or even cereal sounds like the perfect thing for dinner. I do breakfast for dinner quite often. There are...
So I am spending some time in Florida. The beach is just perfect and the heat is great! Lucky for me my parents have nice friends who catch fish and then send it my way! Our friends caught a bunch of trout and were nice...
Like any parent I am concerned that my child eat healthy well balanced meals. However, I have a 3 1/2 year old with definite opinions about what to eat and what might possibly KILL him if he even takes the tiniest bite. Sigh. Dinner time...