Do you ever have those days where you just want to nest?   I mean nest and clean.  Yesterday was that day for me. My office was just ...

It’s almost Friday Night – my favorite day of the week.   It is time to say goodbye to the work week and kick off the weekend along w...

I feel like I say this each month – how time flies.  It is time again for The Secret Recipe Club and for group C to do the great re...

Summer is a special time in the San Francisco Bay Area.   You are probably thinking why?  Well let me tell you why.  A small town about...

Each time I visit Yountville I must wait in the long line at Bouchon Bakery.  At first, you may think that it will be eternity until yo...

A couple weeks ago hubby brought home a dozen assorted colored eggs and a jar of honey.   My eyes instantly lit up.  I was quite curi...

On Saturday hubby sent me a text that a Boeing 777 crashed at SFO.   At first, I could not believe it.  Knowing that he was flying hi...

Happy 4 th of July Everyone!   Today is the day our wonderful country celebrates Independence Day where we declared independence fro...

I simply love a great cheese platter .  It can simply have one cheese, a savory jam and some toasted bread or it can be elaborate wit...

We just spent a marvelous week in the windy city.  I believe I am now at 28 states with 22 more to go to complete my bucket list of ...

I look forward to Friday Nights.   It is the end of the week and time to wind down with appetizers and wine with my hubby, sometimes ...

It is Secret Recipe Club time again!  A time where we are assigned a blog and get to peruse it all month long to determine which recip...

I am hopelessly in love with summer fruit.   Raspberries, blueberries, plums, nectarines, peaches and apricots all just signify that ...

Rhubarb always catapults me back to my childhood in an instant.   My Mom would prepare it in a simple fashion by cutting into cubes a...

If you have been following me for a while, you know I have a small, okay, large obsession with crostinis. They are the perfect vesse...

Recently I have been enthused by Spanish food and wine.   The idea of Tapas and Pintxos along with sipping some fragrant Sangria is qui...

The last few days have definitely had summer reveal itself here in the Bay Area.  Personally I love it!  Each day this weekend we enj...

I love a great dip.   Whether it is a perfect caramelized onion dip, spinach dip with crunchy water chestnuts or flavored hummus – it...

Fresh on the heels of attending the Dole Taste of SpainSalad Summit , I was inspired to recreate a classic dessert that we enjoyed at ...

Back in March I received a VIP invitation to participate in the Dole Taste of Spain Salad Summit .  There wasn’t much to think about  ...

I am doing the happy dance right now.   No really – I am simply SO happy.  It is fava bean season.  It comes but once a year and puts ...

Time is flying by.   I can’t believe it is time for another Secret Recipe Club reveal.  If you have not heard about the Secret Recipe...

Last week was chalk full of inspiration.  I was invited as a VIP Food Blogger to the Dole “Taste of Spain Salad Summit” in beautiful...

I am captivated by the South.   Not sure if it is the southern charm or history that draws me.  It is perhaps a bit of both plus my cu...

I want to extend a very Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful mothers.  Although I do not have any children, I am a doggie Mom...

One of my favorite go to snacks is popcorn.   The microwave version is good BUT the hand popped version done over the stove in a heavy...

Many, many things give me inspiration.   I have always been a creative person since being a kid. Often my mind is running in circles ...

I agonized for days. Back in December when my book club met for our annual holiday dinner, one of the ladies raised her hand and volu...

It’s a beautiful weekend in the Bay Area.   Temperatures are supposed to round the 85 degree mark today.  I absolutely love this time ...

I have said it before and it is worth repeating – sometimes the simplest things in life are the best .  For me, I love putting toget...

I was thrilled when I read my email about a month ago.   I received my April Secret Recipe assignment.  I recognized this blog immedia...

Where does the time go?  I can’t believe that it is Friday Night Bite time again.  Before I share with you this week’s delight, I wan...

My joy comes from making people smile with my cooking.   Perhaps that is why I have a weakness for throwing a great dinner party or br...

The wait is over.  I teased you about what kind of Crostini I would be sharing for Friday Night Bites.  Now the day has finally arriv...

I love dinner parties.   I love planning, preparing and throwing a great dinner party.  It brings me much joy.  Saturday night brought...