Well it's October, my favorite month of the year. As I mentioned yesterday I love the fall. I love that Thanksgiving is just eight weeks away, and most of all I love Halloween! I've always been a fan of the…
This is interesting...a cooking site with a section devoted to telling you not only what you're doing wrong, but also how to do it right. This instructional video from chow.com about how to cook bacon is right on the money,…
On the Fourth of July, I was shopping at our local fancy-schmancy grocery store, Lazy Acres. It's like the small-town version of a Whole Foods. I love their produce, their cheese department, their fantastic wine and liquor selection, and...the meat…
I live in California, a state notorious world-wide for being non-smoking. Anytime we run into a French person (and that could happen anywhere), they guess where we're from when we decline their offer of a cigarette. Whether in Central America…
Well it's Monday again, and once again I'm overwhelmed and under prepared. The good news is that we had an awesome weekend celebrating Naseem's birthday with much wine and bacon-wrapped filet. (Delicious steak photos to follow soon.) In the meantime,…