Follow my blog with Bloglovin My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary earlier this month with a visit to Carmel and Santa Barbara. Since Carmel is a short drive for us, it makes for an ideal last-minute getaway. Too ideal, in fact, that we seem to be making the drive once a […]
Crab, Asparagus and Avocado Omelet (and Snapshots from Maui)
January 3, 2014 by 12 Comments
My husband and I walked back from the north end of Ka’anapali Beach, football and towel in hand, a little spent since we jogged the length of the beach and followed that with a game of catch and lots of swimming after that. If anyone followed us closely enough they might have heard the […]
Bacon and Leek Quiche (and a France Summer Trip Recap)
December 2, 2013 by 21 Comments
It has been two months since our return from a late summer trip to France. It followed two months of difficult recovery for my husband who was in a cycling accident in June. In fact, up to one week before our scheduled departure I feared we would have to cancel. But after nearly two […]
Europe 2012, Part 3: Germany, A Road Trip (and Hugo Cocktail)
August 25, 2013 by 13 Comments
After a short flight from Nice to Frankfurt, we took the train to Stuttgart. We had a little business to take care of in Sindelfingen the next day so the vendor we were dealing with booked accommodations for us at nearby Stuttgart. Outside of the train station we approached the queue of taxis and […]
Europe 2012, Part 2: Italian Riviera (and Spaghetti with Tomatoes and Anchovies)
July 30, 2013 by 13 Comments
(This is the long-overdue continuation of my Europe 2012 series. For Part 1 featuring the French Riviera, please click here.) From the Beaulieau-Sur-Mer train station we set off early for Santa Margherita, a resort/fishing town on the Italian Riviera. It would be our home base for a few days though this detour between a […]
A Trip to Los Cabos, Mexico (and Mango, Jicama & Corn Salad)
June 1, 2013 by 16 Comments
My first real trip (and last) to Mexico was in 2006. After celebrating the wedding of good friends in Ireland, my husband and I flew home and stayed just long enough, about 36 hours, to unpack, do the laundry, pack again and take off for warmer weather. We reconnected with our just-married friends south […]
Asparagus-Salmon Fried Rice
April 27, 2013 by 22 Comments
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 […]
Fried Egg Tartine with Greens and Pesto Mayo
March 24, 2013 by 15 Comments
Oh, leisurely weekend mornings! How precious–and rare–they are! I had barely cleared away the cobwebs in my head yesterday morning when my husband suggested that we take a day trip to Pismo Beach. We have always wondered what the coastal town near San Luis Obispo is like and the fair weather gave us the […]
