Lemons + Anchovies

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

Taste of South America, Part 4: Empanadas de Pino (Chilean Empanadas)

  * This is the long-overdue conclusion of my Taste of South America series.  For parts 1 - 3, please click here, here and here.   What do volcanoes, Middle European architecture, the Eiffel Tower, wild boars and penguins have in common?  Before my South America trip in February, I would never ... Read More

(Semi) Silent Sunday: Up in the Air

  I've just returned from Sun Valley, Idaho to celebrate 4th of July with good friends; more on that in an upcoming post.  In the meantime I thought I'd share some images captured with my phone from 12,000 - 14,000 ft.  I've been my husband's "copilot" for a dozen years but experiencing the ... Read More

Olive-Pancetta Rolls (No-Knead Method)(and Sardinia, Italy)

    It was the last day of our two-week stay in Sardinia (Italy's second largest island, Sicily being number one).  An early evening flight back to Dublin to stay with our travel companions/good friends for a few more days before heading back to the States allowed for one more leisurely ... Read More

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