If you're hosting Thanksgiving this year I hope your stress level isn't too bad. Have you managed to beat the crowd and picked up all the items on your grocery list? Have you been able to cross some of the make-ahead dishes off your list? This is the second Thanksgiving in 12 years that I ... Read More
Banana Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Muffins
Thank goodness for the three bananas that didn't make it into the oatmeal bowl this week; these muffins would never have happened otherwise. Never mind that I was initially disappointed for not being able to come up with something more original for the ripe bananas. When I sampled ... Read More
Pumpkin Cheddar Scones
I can tell you all about my busy weekend and how fun it was not getting much work done. How nice it was to spend Sunday cruising around the San Francisco Bay with good friends on their boat with front and center views of the America's Cup World Series regatta and the Blue Angels with a million ... Read More
Local Spotlight: Pescadero, CA (and Cinnamon French Toast)
Depending on which direction you're driving on Highway 1, California's scenic coastal route, you might avert your gaze from the magnificent vistas long enough to see the sign for Pescadero on your way to Santa Cruz (southbound) or San Francisco (northbound). But it's more likely that you would ... Read More
Blueberry Banana Spinach Smoothie
A pot of tea, orange juice, a basket with mini French baguettes and croissants (plain and chocolate), butter, jam, fruit, a selection of cheeses and some days yogurt, deli meats, bacon and eggs--this is how I've started each day for the past three weeks. Four days ago the baguettes were replaced by ... Read More