Here are a few things I’m not good at and/or can’t actually do: mow the lawn, BBQ meat (or anything else for that matter), get my kiddo out the door without screeching like a wounded banshee, and meal plan
Chicken stock is one of those recipes that typically ends up in the back of cookbooks, in the “Basics” section that no one really ever reads. Stock is also considered rather intimidating, like a first date or the first day of school. But it’s neither basic nor scary and because it’s so forgiving – and […]
I’m afraid of an odd handful of things, chief among them heights seen from skyscrapers (but not airplanes), frogs standing their ground in front of me on pathways, and being late and/or not finding a parking space at the airport while picking up my mother. Caramel sauce, therefore, seems an unlikely fear to have, considering […]
Summer in San Diego often means gray skies and early morning mist, and even when it clears up in the afternoon, a morning mindset of chilly weather sets my mind to comfort food
It’s been a week since I’ve been home from Paris, and I have yet to turn the oven on. Maybe it’s the heat, maybe it’s the jet-lag, or maybe it’s just sheer laziness (we’ve been eating more than our quota of rotisserie chickens)
Summer is here! (Actually, it’s always summer here in San Diego, but I won’t rub that in.) With summer comes picnics, summer concerts in the park, lots of beach days and BBQs, and that means one thing
A few weeks ago, we had to say good-bye to our sweet girl, Libby. She was my shadow for the past 12 years and such a big love, always sitting on our feet (all 90 pounds of her), begging for belly rubs and eagerly taking any and all food treats. She was the Derek Jeter […]
Snacking is an American pastime. And one I fully embrace! So when I went gluten-free, I resigned myself to a life of salty nuts, crunchy potato chips and buttery popcorn. Wait, that actually sounds good!
Seafood and San Diego go hand in hand. It’s impossible to live miles from the coast without stumbling upon a fish shop stacked to the gills with scallops, shrimp, crab legs and all manner of filets. Are we spoiled? Well … yes, but you already knew that since we’re lucky enough to live in San […]