The Slow Slide (+ Buttermilk Biscuits)
Yesterday (Sunday) morning I woke up early and slipped down to the kitchen to make breakfast. These days 7a is not as early as once …
Thankful** (+ Quinoa Breakfast Bowl)
[Armstrong Woods, November 2013.] This Thanksgiving we took Sierra on her first trip to the redwoods – she’s seen the redwoods in the backyard of …
Wrapping Up (+ French Toast)
We’re currently in our last days in San Francisco — this time, the keys will be turned over to my landlord after nearly 8 years …
On Enduring Love — for California, for Baked Beans
For fun, I’m running some posts from a few years back because, err, life is a wee bit busy at the moment (also, I’m feeling …
For the Greater Good (+ Orzo with Vegetables)
Meanwhile, I’m continuing to plod along over here in pregnancy-land. My appetite has lately returned to the phenomenon that occurred this winter — nothing, and …
Tomato-Braised Fennel with Couscous (or, the Next Big Thing)
[San Francisco, sky, 2013.] Perhaps one of the reasons I didn’t completely lose my mind — admittedly barring a few melt downs here (in Casa) …
Vegetable Pizza with a Polenta Crust
[Fruit at the market, July 2013.] A grey day here today, as it’s been the past few days, at least in the morning; except for …
Pastina for Lunch
We’ve been in Casablanca for over 2 weeks now, which just doesn’t seem right. In some ways it seems as though we’ve been here for …
Changes (+ Black Bean Soup)
[Cloud’s Rest, Yosemite, August 2012.] Last August we camped for a brief time in the Yosemite back country, spending two nights at Sunrise Lakes because …
Beet and Quinoa Salad w. Feta + Tahini Dressing
I’m writing this as I sit on the ferry going north, watching the Northern California landscape jolt past the windows. I sat for a bit …