As I recover from this amazing weekend, I am aware of my need for stretchy pants. I haven’t felt this way since my last trip to Italy… Saturday: a 10-course (!), 4-hour (!) extravaganza at a…
Breakfast Italiano!
Some days I wake up and cereal just won’t cut it. I need hot food. And as much as I love oatmeal (and I do), a gal needs variety. This, friends, is fabulous, hot-food-for-breakfast variety! I’m not…
My Weekend With Mehmet
“Food, glorious food! We’re anxious to try it. Three banquets a day — Our favourite diet!” Lionel Bart, writer “Oliver!“ (1930 -1999) For those who don’t know, I love food. Foie gras or chicken wings. French fries or…
Parmesan Popcorn
Last night, I was just beat. I had spent the morning making cinnamon rolls with my friend Fifi and her kids, and then I’d gotten a late lunch at Umami Burger. (Oh, Umami and your Truffle Burger…
Tomatomania!
Several years ago, Mister and I discovered a happening called “Tomatomania!” It’s an heirloom tomato seedling sale that takes place each Spring in various communities around the country. It started in the early ’90’s in Pasadena, CA. As…
Oh, Krispy Kreme – How Do I Love Thee?
When I was a kid growing up in the American South, Krispy Kreme doughnuts were everywhere. I don’t remember going to a dedicated storefront, but I do recall being able to buy those sugar boosts in the…
SXSW: Softball, BBQ, Going Home
On Sunday, Mister and I woke around 9 am and started packing. It had been overcast all week in Austin, but the weather had held. We weren’t so sure that morning, though. And it mattered, as we would…
SXSW: The Final Day
So breakfast was a non-event on the final day, as we knew we’d be hitting one of our favorite Tex-Mex joints for lunch: the Iron Cactus. Though it’s right on 6th street, and is a tourist-laden spot, we…
Should’ve Been Cool Stuffed Peppers
It was one of those days. Hot. Muggy. Uncomfortable. Add to that the fact that my skin wasn’t quite fitting, and, well, what can a girl do? I couldn’t hop a plane to nowhere. I couldn’t up and move to…
A Day At The Beach
Yesterday I spent a good chunk of time down at the beach in Venice. One of my friends has studio space there where she paints. She invited me to come down, bring my gear and set up…