Upon Request
While we were driving back from Tahoe the other afternoon, our thoughts turned to lunch — it was the time of day, after all, and …
In Tahoe, with Tofu and Ski Boots
[View from Squaw Valley, March 2008.] Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. …
Working Breakfast
[View of the ‘desk,’ March 2008.] Today is a fine day: I’m unexpectedly working from home, with a nice cup of tea at hand, and …
Wine, Cheese, Cupcakes — and Books
I am stuffed to the brim with cheese, swimming on two delicious glasses of red wine, and satiated by hours of girl time. Earlier tonight …
Dear Kate, Remember that Cookie Recipe?
Dear Kate, Today is your birthday — I’m getting this in just under the wire — and so I am sending you virtual cookies. And …
Signs of Spring
[Blossom, Napa, March 2008.] There are times I wish I was a much better photographer, and today was one of them: on the second day …
Lentil Soup, Lightly Spiced
OK, so maybe I lied a little. I did make something new the other night, though admittedly it was a riff on something I’d made …
Oh, February
Today I went to the Ferry Building and bought cupcakes, because sometimes, you just have to. Miette was crowded, and when it was my turn …
Mountains
My parents used to live in Colorado — Boulder, to be exact — and I like to think if some trick of fate had gone …
Broccoli Soup and the Met
Maybe it’s the broccoli soup recipes floating around lately, or the fact that last weekend wore me out (in a good way, but still), and …