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 […]
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The Carlsbad Fires
Lives are changed, every day. Weddings, funerals, first-place soccer championships … these are just a few of the life events that we expect and, in some cases, anticipate. But a nearby fire was the last thing I expected on Wednesday after spending the morning at a volunteer tea at school. Instead of clear blue skies […]
Grill More, Cook Less
I continue to use the heat as an excuse to keep out of the kitchen, but nothing makes a girl want to grill like Labor Day weekend. Or at least, nothing makes a girl want to ask her guy to grill like Labor Day weekend. (After all, someone needs to be in the kitchen mixing […]
End of Summer Farm Stand Salads
This is not so much a recipe as it is a plea to enjoy the last heavenly days of summer. San Diego is heating up again but the breeze that sweeps in from the coast makes up for it. Little GG went back to school today, sparkling in sequins from skirt to shoes, with a […]
Celebrating Julia Child’s 100th Birthday
Julia Child would have turned 100 on Wednesday. She died in 2004, just two days before her 92nd birthday. According to PBS Food, her last meal was French onion soup. The first – and only time – I attempted French onion soup it tasted like something I envision a medieval prisoner slurping up deep within […]
The Salads of Summer
Summer is here! Yes, I know, it’s “here” for you, most likely for a month or so at this point. But San Diego suffers from May Gray and June Gloom so when I say summer is now here, I mean the gloom is gone, the sun is out and there are sun burns to be […]
Julian in the Fall
Sunday found us headed out toward Julian, tucked into the mountains of San Diego, just beyond the Safari Park. Driving east on the 78, Little GG spotted not just horses and cows, but ostriches, llamas, lambs, goat and even some camels. “Twist and pull, twist and pull,” repeated Little GG as we wound our way […]
The Gonzo Gourmet Turns One!
The Gonzo Gourmet turns one today and to celebrate, I wanted to share with you my 10 favorite recipes; essential recipes, you might say. Again and again I hear people say they can’t cook, or they hate to cook, or they don’t have time to cook. My blog is dedicated to those people: the everyday […]
Comfort Food: A Look Back
With Cindy at Great America, circa 1983 I was first introduced to the ritual of comfort food in the sixth grade. My parents were newly divorced and my younger sister, Cindy, and I were learning how to navigate on our own in the brief time span between the school bus dropping us off at home, […]