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I slipped under Greece’s skin this time round — and it under mine — so effortlessly I am still a little bewildered that I am …

I’m off, very (very) early tomorrow morning for Spetses, by way of Atlanta and Athens. My backpack is packed, my camera is loaded with fresh …

[Whole-wheat walnut loaf, from Acme Bread.] Item: I have an article in the Chronicle today about gardening inside. Yes, it’s possible! I must admit I …

[Spinach salad with grape and cherry tomatoes, lemon cucumber, strawberries, hard-boiled egg and toasted bread with radishes and butter, July 2007] All from the Fillmore …

Tuesday afternoons after work are for listening to Beethoven on the classical station and watching the clouds stream past the windows very quickly on their …

[Baby chard from the Fillmore farmers’ market, July 2007] The other day in San Francisco it rained and yesterday was cool and breezy, almost fall-like; …

[Saturday lunch, July 2007] I’m often starving after — and during — my runs, and all I can think of, really, is: veggie burger, cheese, …

Bastille Day is rapidly approaching (this Saturday, for those keeping track), and I for one will be celebrating with a bottle of French wine. I’m …

I have been a baking fool lately. Last week, a good friend of mine arrived in the States from his post in Jerusalem to spend …

Tomorrow marks an experiment I fervently hope will be successful: grilling salmon and veggie kebabs on a mini portable grill. Merci to Crate and Barrel …