Category Archives: Et cetera
Get ready: New blog coming soonNovember 12th, 2012
You may have noticed it’s been a bit quiet around here. But coming soon you’ll find a new blog on these pages – new design, new recipes and a new name. All gluten-free. And fabulously fun, I promise. So I … Continue reading
End of Summer Farm Stand SaladsAugust 29th, 2012
This is not so much a recipe as it is a plea to enjoy the last heavenly days of summer. San Diego is heating up again but the breeze that sweeps in from the coast makes up for it. Little … Continue reading
Celebrating Julia Child’s 100th BirthdayAugust 13th, 2012
Julia Child would have turned 100 on Wednesday. She died in 2004, just two days before her 92nd birthday. According to PBS Food, her last meal was French onion soup. The first – and only time – I attempted French … Continue reading
Cookies for CodyJuly 27th, 2012
This is Cody. He’s only four years old. He is fighting neuroblastoma. You can help. Cody in the hospital on September 3, 2011 Cody is the nephew of food blogger Stephanie Weaver. One year ago, on July 27, 2011, Cody … Continue reading
BlogHer Review: The Artist’s Way ToolkitJune 14th, 2012
I’ve always been a big fan of Julia Cameron and her Artist’s Way program. I was first introduced to the program by Jill Badonsky, and if you live in San Diego and want to experience the creative life, check out … Continue reading
BlogHer Book Club: Where She WentMay 17th, 2012
I’ve always wondered how rock stars live. And in Gayle Forman’s “Where She Went,” a sequel to “If I Stay,” we get a glimpse of that life. Adam and his lost love, Mia, are both rising stars in their own … Continue reading
My Day with the California Avocado CommissionMay 9th, 2012
Lately, I’m dreaming of avocados. Avocados smeared over freshly toasted sourdough bread, topped with sweet tomatoes and a light dusting of pink Himalayan salt. Avocados smashed with chopped garlic and finely ground chiles into guacamole that’s scooped into salty tortilla … Continue reading
2nd Annual San Diego Food Blogger Bake Sale – this Saturday!April 25th, 2012
What are you doing Saturday? If you’re in San Diego, check out the second annual San Diego Food Blogger Bake Sale at Great News! in Pacific Beach. Last year we raised $1750 – help us meet this year’s goal of … Continue reading
The Book of Jonas: A Book ReviewApril 18th, 2012
“What is it like to lose everything?” Jonas, the title character, is still Younis, a youth from an unidentified Muslim country, when this question is posed to him. And for Younis, “everything” is all encompassing: he has lost his home, … Continue reading
Writing Workshop with Dianne JacobMarch 12th, 2012
Last weekend I spent the day with food blogging friends new and old. We ate (of course!) but really, we came together to hear Dianne Jacob lecture on food writing, from restaurant reviews to blogging to cookbooks, using her book … Continue reading