Well, it’s the end of the week & it’s been a long one… I’m on Day 11 of my Whole30 & that doesn’t allow for a cocktail, so I’m going to have the next best thing….a MOCKTAIL!! Muddle up some fruit, throw in some sparkling water, & voila! I even have a lovely bartender on … More Mocktail Hour
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 53 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … More 2013 in review
I recently purchased 3 cookbooks by Kelly Brozyna of The Spunky Coconut and decided to try out her Boulder Banana Bread Recipe from The Gluten-Free Baking & Desserts Book. The recipe is also posted on her blog here. I swear this stuff is held together with witchcraft & love. I made a double batch if you … More Coconut Flour & Witchcraft: Banana Nut Bread/Muffins
I had a very food-filled day yesterday. I went to the farmer’s market first thing and got a ton of produce. Then I came home, made myself a yummy spinach salad, and spent the day prepping veggies & cooking (see below) while watching foodie documentaries. In the evening I went to a talk by Alice … More Sweet Potato Salmon Cakes
I’ve seen these on Pinterest a bunch & I’m finally trying them. I started the Whole30 (pretty much Paleo) at the end of last week (hoping to banish my allergies & asthma…it’s only been 5 days & I can already feel a noticeable difference!) & I’m so tired of my mini frittatas (modified to be dairy … More Eggy Avocado Halves
I lived in Pasadena for 3.5 years before I moved to SB. My favorite activity on the second Sunday of every month was attending the Rose Bowl Flea Market. I’ve been missing it since I moved, so the weekend before last I drove down to Pasadena. Spotted Emily Henderson (from HGTV) right away, eyeing a chair at … More Rose Bowl Flea Market
So, the apartment smells like home currently as I make a favorite from my childhood. It’s technically “chicken & rice casserole”, but I simply eliminate the chicken. It absolutely feels like a very 60’s/70’s era dish and yes, there’s a variation in my circa 1976 copy of Betty Crocker’s Cookbook! (eventually I want to cook … More Mushroom & Rice Casserole
Spotted these poppies at work the other day…just so pretty & happy! Life is going pretty well in SB. I’ve settled in & am enjoying myself. I still have not made it to the farmer’s market, despite much peer pressure on the behalf of my work friends, but it’ll eventually happen. I’ve been on a … More New Favorite Music
I’m on a cooking bender this weekend since I purchased a 2.8 cu. ft. upright freezer last week (my apartment fridge/freezer is abysmally small). ALL of my Le Creuset pots & pans are being used 🙂 This is one of my go-to recipes for freezing. It’s from a ratatouille nature documentary some friends of mine created a couple … More Cindy & Chris’s Ratatouille
This is an old recipe of my mom’s that she got from someone when we lived in England. I used to get so excited whenever she’d make it when I was growing up. It’s just so good (and makes the house/apartment smell amazing), I love to make up huge batches (I usually make a quadruple … More Basic Curry Sauce
Flamingo Pink & Aqua 