I mentioned on a recent post that my Kindle reader has been practically attached to my left hand for the last two weeks. If not in my hand, it’s been conveniently in my bag, ready to be pulled out at the first break in activity. I’ve loved books since I was a child and [...]
As promised on my last post, I’m sharing the first of a few recipes inspired by our visit to Pescadero last week. Besides enjoying the marsh and the beach that day, one other highlight of the visit was being able to take home some local food and produce. When I picked up lunch at [...]
If you read one of my recent posts about wishing for a simpler life, these pictures would illustrate perfectly what I envision doing were I to drop everything and move to the rural coast. It had been a couple of months since my last visit to Pescadero so I tagged along with my husband when [...]
How would you describe your perfect day? I imagine your answer, like mine, would vary depending on mood, circumstance or even the season. Because of the frenetic pace that life has been going lately I’ve found myself, more than a few times, wishing I were on a beach somewhere far away. Then the tragic [...]
On busy weeknights when I want dinner on the table in less than half an hour, vegetable stir-fries become the default meal. Brussels sprouts, broccoli, eggplants and asparagus are the usual choices but I’ve added a new vegetable to rotation recently–string beans (also known as Chinese long beans). They are not exactly new to [...]
