Happy happy
[My holiday cards this year, December 2007.] We’re off to the beach to soak in some of this beautiful, sunny, clear (and cold) day — …
Solstice Eve
‘I have everything to make me glad I am alive. I am filled with dreams and mysteries. I am all sun and air and sparkle. …
‘Tis the Season
… for stress and baking. What? I think they go together, at least sometimes (the real question being, of course: does baking alleviate stress or …
Menu for Hope 2007
Menu For Hope is an annual fundraiser put together by food bloggers around the globe to raise money for a world cause — the U.N. …
End of Season
[Happy Boy Farm tomatoes, summer 2007] The Fillmore Farmers’ Market — my neighborhood market — closes this weekend for the season, and I’m sad! I’ll …
Chasing Summer
{Spetses, view from the road, August 2007.] November first: San Francisco is grey, and a little chilly, and the fog swirled around the buildings along …
A Cup by Any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet
[My old French press.] The other night at Nopa, I had something listed on the menu as “wild mint tea — Greece” (at $3 a …
Timeless (and, pistachios)
[The Med, August 2007.] Unrelatedly: I have a piece in the Chron today. But back to the good stuff: my Grecian adventure. I think one …
Good Eats (and a mystery package)
[Farmers’ market dinner, July 2007 ] I received an unexpected surprise the other day: a box containing two books (one, love letters between F. Scott …
Eating Sunday
Nearly two weeks ago, I had my parents come in for Easter lunch in the park (the grass was a bit too damp, but we …