With each New Year, come those resolutions that we all make – right?   The typical list is to lose weight, work out more and eat better...

It’s a new year of kicking it off with the Secret Recipe Club .  For January, I received Heather’s blog called – It’s Yummy to My Tum...

Hubby and I took down the last vestige of holiday decorations on Sunday.   Not sure about you, but I get to a point where I have enjoye...

Happy New Year!  We are now in a new year with new beginnings and new hopes and dreams.  I am excited for what 2015 has to offer.  If I...

As the familiar saying goes - when one chapter closes another opens. It is much like a year coming to a close in the anticipation ...

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I absolutely LOVE making appetizers, hence the weekly series – Friday Night Bites...

Happy Holidays everyone!  Can you even believe that the holidays are actually here?  I am still in a bit of shock that time just zips by...

Time whirls by.   It seems as though we were just putting away our Christmas decorations and yet in just a few days, we will be putting...

Can you believe the holidays are around the corner?   I can’t.  It seems as though hubby and I were just putting the Christmas decorati...

I believe Colonel Mustard did it in the dining room with a candle stick . Do you love the game CLUE?  I grew up playing this imaginativ...

Happy Halloween Everyone!   I made the most amazing meatballs a few weeks ago and have been super excited to share them with all of you...

Last weekend at the farmer’s market I found indigo rose tomatoes.   I was instantly taken by the brilliance of the red with a dark purp...

I found the last vestige of figs at the farmer’s market this past weekend.   I could not believe my luck and the farmer was actually sh...

Typically I am not fanatical about peanut butter.   Don’t get me wrong, I do like it, I just don’t go bonkers over it.  You know when y...

It has been a while since the last installment of Friday Night Bites .  Life has gotten a bit crazy around our house with our two new p...

Pasta is my downfall. I don’t indulge as often as I would like in this soul satisfying dish.  Perhaps it is the al dente texture that ...

Oh how I love salted caramel!  My ears perk up with joy when I hear those glorious words – salted caramel.  It is the sweet and salty ...

I know I say this each time, but boy time flies.   It is time again for the big reveal for Secret Recipe Club .  This month I had the p...

The adventures continue for the Tillamook Blog2Farm Summit with our travels to the Oregon coast.   After the Tillamook factory tour w...

Several months ago I received an email from Kelly at SodaPop PR inviting me to the Tillamook   Blog2Farm Summit.   It was a simply cli...

Years ago I found Erin ’s blog – Yummy Supper .   I added it to my list of blogs I love on the sidebar of my blog.  I had a sneaking su...

You know I adore a great Crostini.  How about you?  This week for Friday Night Bites, I have a simple yet sophisticated Crostini to sh...

Hubby and I have been busy with two new additions to our house – Marty and Stewart!   They are 10 week old Havanese puppies who are ext...

If you could choose the perfect fruit, which one would you pick?   I believe the banana would earn that honor.  It is portable, delicio...

When I am at Whole Foods , nine times out of ten, I make my way to the olive bar.   They house one of the best selections in the Bay Ar...

It is hard to believe it has been just a week.   A week since our little Max went to heaven. Max came into our home when he was just 8 ...

For many of us, we lead busy lives and often don’t take the time to truly enjoy time together with friends and family.  When we do slow...

There is something about a crisp, handmade satisfying cracker and a glass of wine that just sets the weekend in the right direction.  W...

Oh how I love a great Steakhouse!   We have some good choices here in the Bay Area -although I can only imagine doing a jaunt through t...

This cookie is simply magical.   It is a few bites of divine flavor and texture.  I get in the mood to make cookies fairly often.  I ...

Summer is around the corner.  Not sure about you, but I can sense the change of seasons.  There is just something in the air that tr...

I don’t know about you, but how did we get through almost half of 2014 already.   Time seems as thought it is speeding up but we know...

One of my favorite vegetables on earth is ……… Brussels Sprouts.   I know some of you out there are saying to yourself – I completely a...

Fava beans are one of life’s delightful pleasures. Fava beans are actually an ancient food that has been around for thousands of yea...

Lately it is feeling a lot like summer in the Bay Area.   Quite frankly it suits me just fine.  Last weekend hubby and I dusted off t...