The San Francisco Bay Area is made up of micro climates.   You could drive one hour in any direction from San Francisco and experience...

Summer is simply flying by.  Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have had a relatively mild summer.  The weather report is predicti...

Have you ever had an unexpected gift land on your lap?   It could have been a tangible or non-tangible gift.  Regardless, it brings you...

If you have been following my foodie adventures for a while now, you know I absolutely love appetizers.   I take pleasure in a one to t...

Summer is in full force!   Tis the season for grilling, BBQ’s, vacations, flip flops, longer days and warm summer evenings. I love this...

Today is my Friday.   I am taking a few extra days off to enjoy the upcoming 4 th of July holiday weekend. It is a time to: de-stress,...

I know I say this all the time …… time just flies way too fast.  The weekends go by way too fast and then the work week, depending on ...

There is nothing better than a fresh, flavorful and nutrition packed salad on a warm almost summer day.  I take that back, this fresh ...

I am thrilled to put my super sleuthing hat on again for this month’s edition of Blogger C.L.U.E. Society.  We are a group of enthusi...

Yesterday was a special day in our house.  It was the 1 st birthday for Marty and Stewart who are our fluffy baby Havanese. I adore M...

My weekend was filled with both hard labor and relaxation.   The hard labor part came first in the way of repairing our backyard fence ...

I am excited about three things at this exact moment.   First that it time again for Blogger C.L.U.E. Society.  Second is that the them...

Did you know that May is National Salad Month?   If you are like me, then you are simply elated.  I probably eat salad 5 times per week...

As many of you know, I relish my Fridays, especially the moment work ends and the weekend begins.   Hubby and I celebrate the launch of...

It is that time again for the secret reveal.   You might be asking yourself, a secret reveal for what?  It is Secret Recipe Club time ...

We had some great rain showers yesterday and today in the Bay Area.  Oh how we need the rain here in California – it was such a welcom...

Often each weekend, hubby will ask – what are we going to have for breakfast?  My answer is “something good”.  I know he typically wan...

The weekend is around the corner and you know what that means – it is Friday Night Bite time.   Oh how I simply adore the weekends – do...

It feels like spring is here in the Bay Area. Our temperatures hit the mid 80’s on Saturday and it was certainly flip flop weather.  I...

Are you still sleepy from turning the clocks forward an hour?  Flipping the time forward is a love/hate thing for me.  I love that it ...

Friday Nights mean the work week has officially ended and the weekend has begun.   Hubby and I have a tradition of kicking it off with ...

I absolutely LOVE a great dinner party!  The idea of planning a dinner party exhilarates me beyond my imagination.  Making people ha...

It is time again for the Blogger C.L.U.E. Society.   We are a group of like minded food bloggers who get assigned once a month to anoth...

Love is in the air.  The images of heart shaped objects abound during this time of year.  Whether you walk into a department store or ...

Do you ever just crave something ooey gooey and delicious?  Oh and with some melted cheese and smoky ham added in for good measure – t...

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...