As we come to the end of 2016, I’ve been reflecting on all the things that I’ve done with Jon and my family and friends this year — some of it planned way ahead of time, some of it spontaneous. On Facebook and across the web, everyone is tirading against 2016 and the awful things…
Miso Maple Roasted Carrots with Pepitas
And so commence the holidays! Thanksgiving is TWO days away! And just in time. I’m hoping and praying that this will be a time for healing and reconciliation. The last few months have been particularly rough, what with the election, in my family, and I suspect, in many families. We’re still working on what it…
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
Happy Halloween! Hope everyone stays safe out there tonight and enjoys boatloads of candy – preferably gummies. Here’s how Halloween candy shakes out in my book: OFFICIAL HALLOWEEN CANDY RATING: 1st place: gummy packets – Swedish Fish, Sour Patch Kids, Haribo gummy bears (in that order) 2nd place (tie): Fun-sized Twix, fun-size package of Twizzlers…
S’more Bars
I used to be that girl who Instagrammed the first PSL of the season. I “unlocked” our local Starbucks on September 1, by using the password “PSL” – single-handedly providing the joys of pumpkin and autumn to my neighborhood – a week earlier than PSL is technically supposed to be available. I guess I’ve mellowed…
Early Girl Tomato Panzanella
This Labor Day weekend, we were too late to plan a fancy getaway to another city, so we decided to take advantage of the city’s mass exodus of locals to go to Burning Man, and spend some time in San Francisco – something we surprisingly do very infrequently. The new MoMa in San Francisco has been…
Passionfruit Boba Tea + Blog Birthday! + Notes on Failure
Today is this blog’s one-year birthday! It’s been such a great learning experience. From talking with friends at work about how to get this off the ground, brainstorming punny names (you better bayleaf it), buying and learning how to use my camera with absolutely no prior experience, figuring out how to have a social media presence,…