I donned my cycling gear for the second time in three days...and 9 months. This is the longest time I've spent away from my road bike and the reunion was bittersweet indeed. I have missed being on the saddle, clipping into my pedals, the wind kissing my face. Mentally I was ready for ... Read More
Pasta alla Carbonara
Pasta alla Carbonara The traditional preparation for this classic Roman dish using no cream. The summer before my freshman year in high school, my family moved out of San Francisco and to a neighboring town a few miles away. This meant that I spent my first year in a new school trying to ... Read More
Pastéis de Nata
Thoughts of my visit to Portugal a few years ago always evoke warm feelings for the relaxed, friendly atmosphere of Lisbon, azure skies and equally blue waters of the Algarve coastline. Also vivid in my mind are the cork oaks that stood proudly along the country roads. The tree trunks were in ... Read More
