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You’re wondering, what should I make alongside my roasted chicken (or burgers, or roast beast, or frittata, or anything really)?  I say you go for a no-brainer and fix up some little potatoes that you can pop into the oven with the chicken.  It’s easy and it frees you up to make something else....

What I really should call this ice cream is “Kitty Cat” ice cream. My children are getting to the point where homemade ice cream is no longer impressive to them. They are so jaded. I try to tell them that not all mom’s make their kids ice cream from scratch. But they don’t believe...

Lately I've been a bit stressed out and haven't really felt like cooking. At lunchtime I've been mostly nibbling on salads, raw veggies and fresh fruit but today I felt like eating something a bit more substantial so I decided to make a doubl...

I’ve always been a big fan of reading. When my sister and I shared a bedroom and slept in bunk beds, I use to hide books under my sheets so I could read out loud to her after our parents

A daycation post Yesterday for Mother's Day, after having a lovely breakfast of bagels and mimosa's with the younger two of our three daughters, hubby and I decided to brave the the horrid traffic and take a Sunday drive. The destination was a smal...

Words have eluded me the last few days. They didn’t seem enough. I couldn’t quite capture the importance of it. All I know is that on Thursday May 10th at 7pm, I was exactly where I was supposed to be. And it felt damn good. I was lucky enough to take part in something...

I have a favorite quote. It goes like this: People are a lot of things. Oprah said that. I don’t know who said it to her; probably her mother. Anyway, I like it because it helps me understand the world. It explains a lot of peculiar behavior, my own ...

My Evening in San Francisco I was invited to the Entire Productions Launch at One Leidesdorff Place in San Francisco the beginning of May by a friend, who is an event planning colleague. One Leidesdorff Place and the Merchant Exchange Building are w...

I think we can all agree, there's just nothing like Mom's home cookin'.  It just tastes better, doesn't it?  For that reason I've asked my Mom to submit some of her ...

When we entered the very flowered courtyard of the Ryde Hotel (centrally located in downtown Ryde, California), a young man handed me a Yay flag. Trivia Nugget — Ryde (population: 146) was named after a seaside town on the Isle of Wight. The Ryde Hotel lies along the Sacramento River and is known for...