Simple poached eggs
Some mornings all I want is a simple poached egg on an English muffin. It’s the most comforting breakfast, and really so much easier than you think. There are no fancy gadgets involved, no unusual...
View ArticleSunday spectacular: O’so Brewing Company
I just returned from a dreamy, but extremely busy and action packed, visit to the homeland for a Thanksgiving celebration. While there, my father couldn’t resist taking all us kids to his favorite...
View ArticleDo you know the way to San Jose…..
Today has been a day. After waking with the sun (and the tot), the hubs and I did some research hunting for a fun and tasty restaurant near the San Jose airport. Why? Let’s just say we had a good...
View ArticleDinner every night – Chicken
We had chicken for dinner the entire week. It just worked out that way – we had chicken in the freezer, so chicken we ate. I’m also seriously feeling a bit of a pinch after getting our final tax bill....
View ArticleToddler lunch date: Grilled cheese and apple sandwiches
For the last couple of days the tot and I have enjoyed some time off from the preschool. It’s spring break, which means doing lots of messy projects at home, cuddling with an afternoon movie, and...
View ArticleMatzo pizza (with homemade pizza sauce)
I’ve spent a lot of time daydreaming about pizza lately. Crisp, thin crust topped with zesty tomato sauce and coated with amazing cheese… Yeah. I just can’t stop. I make lots and lots of pizzas with...
View ArticleEchelon Vineyards: All kinds of wonderful
This week was full of ups and downs. The tot and I had a few disagreements (but what’s new, right?), a couple of things changed with my work stuff, and the cats continued being cats and waking me up...
View ArticleChicken-n-dumplins (or something) soup
Yeah, my tot is sick. She’s had that hacky cough and a little drippy nose the last few days. I’ve doused her in orange juice, fresh fruit smoothies, and tons of yogurt to help her system work through...
View ArticleLunch at Anchor & Hope in San Francisco
Yesterday we were treated to a holiday lunch at the Anchor & Hope by some wonderful friends. My husband’s known this couple for almost 20 years, and has been working with his buddy for over 10. It...
View ArticleL’Appart Resto
I decided to treat the husband last weekend to a tasty Sunday brunch (it was Father’s Day) so booked a reservation at a restaurant right in our downtown that we’d walked by many times but hadn’t...
View ArticleRoasted summer veg quinoa
Our garden finally decided to be a garden and grow a couple of tomatoes and zucchini. This summer was a bit cooler than usual, so the rest of my stuff (peppers, herbs, artichokes) didn’t really take...
View ArticleYogurt clusters
I love yogurt covered pretzels. Really. I love them so much I totally admit that every time they are purchased I eat them until they are gone. I don’t savor those sweet and sumptuous bits like...
View ArticleNaturally dyed tri-color cheesy crackers (you know, like those fish ones)
While at the market the other day the child just about had a conniption fit when we walked by a big display of those itty-bitty fishy crackers. She’s never really been wooed by packaged items so I was...
View ArticleSpring roll sushi
The other day I was really lazy and didn’t feel like going to the grocery store. The tot was whining for something tasty and she wasn’t excited about pasta, yogurt, and peas – her usual favorite. So I...
View ArticleHomemade ricotta cheese
The other day I didn’t really feel like leaving the house. The tot was sick and we needed something for lunch. I had a few lame-o things hanging out in the fridge – but I wanted to make something fun....
View ArticleHerb-tastic wreath
It’s that time of year. The holidays are right around the corner, and before you know it, you’ll be hustling about trying to figure out what to get, or make, for who-and-who. We have a ton of herbs...
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