Seedy Granola
Life these days is made of extra cups of coffee, sipped outdoors if we can manage it (though we’re not as bleary eyed as you …
Watermelon Refresher
I started thinking about writing this post back in June, when it was so hot — maybe not hotter than Hades but pretty close and …
A Simple Crisp
It occurs to me that I missed rhubarb season this year. While I can sporadically find kale or packaged chard at the grocery store in …
Cabbage-Rice Soup
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul …
A Strawberry Cake
I’ve been walking the past week or so — I suppose I could say hiking as I do set out from the Bear Valley Trail in …
Nearly Fall
california / gluten-free / life / nostalgia / recipe / san francisco / vegan / vegetables / vegetarian
[Lavender-onion tart, August 2009.] Time was, summer was this perfect, ethereal thing marked by fog and trips to the coast and cursing at the July …
Elspeth
Our little sweet pea Elspeth Iris was born in San Francisco on August 18 and we’ve been happily navigating these sleep-deprived newborn days for the …
Halloumi Salad
When I cook for our family of three — soon to be four! — I cook meals that I know (and hope) Sierra will like …
Blackberry Muffins
I’ve accepted my fate and have installed a WordPress updates app on my phone; my current reality is such that I don’t have much time …
Blueberry-Blackberry Pie (With a Mostly Whole-Grain Crust)
I had meant to post this recipe last week but our Internet slowed to a crawl and that plus a toddler who refused to nap …