Baby Shower!

We were back in San Luis Obispo for about 24 hours this weekend for our baby shower. I’m pretty sure we have the best friends and family in the entire world. There’s really nothing better than spending a beautiful afternoon eating great food and hanging out with people you [...]

Ginger Cookie & Lemon Sherbet Sandwiches

I’m guest posting on the fabulous Novice Chef blog as part of her Foodie Block Party! Head over there for the recipe

Lately

… I’ve been eating SO MUCH FRUIT! … I’ve been craving (and baking) nostalgic desserts from my childhood, like this old fashioned chocolate cake. I called my mom and begged her to type up and email the recipe since I couldn’t find it online. Future blog post, perhaps? …we’ve made [...]

Starbucks Winners!

We’ve been packing for the past few days and the boxes are taking over the living room. I am so glad we’re moving, but having a million boxes everywhere is not my favorite. Tomorrow we should be completely settled in the new house, and I cannot wait to get cooking [...]

flour + water (+ other SF aweseomeness)

About a year and a half ago, Mike and I were in Southern Laos. We happened to meet a guy from San Francisco, and over beers on a deck perched over the Mekong River, he made us a list of his favorite places in the city. At that point we’d [...]

A new San Francisco Favorite!

Sometimes Mike and I talk about moving away from the Bay Area… somewhere cheaper and warmer. Then we have weeks like this and realize there’s a reason so many people live here or want to! On Tuesday, we saw Glasvegas — a band I’ve loved since Mike bought their record [...]

Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

Mike and I have been debating whether I should separate recipe posts from life posts… I feel like since this is a cooking blog, I have to have a recipe pretty much every time I post. He says that sometimes I should just write about what I’m doing, and if [...]

Oikos Superfruits Giveaway

Thanks for participating, everyone! Kamaile, that’s you… hope you enjoy all this great stuff! I think this might be the very first giveaway this blog has ever had! Obviously Greek yogurt and pomegranate are two hugely popular foods right now because they’re healthy, and more importantly because they’re GOOD. Oikos [...]

Recipes for Cinco De Mayo

In most circles, Cinco de Mayo is mainly a drinking holiday. And I can’t drink right now. But there’s absolutely NO reason not to use it as an excuse to make some good Mexican food! Here are some ideas to help you celebrate: TACOS!! From left to right, Tempeh (or [...]

A quick trip to Portland

I just got back from a few days in Portland with the fam. Although I’m pretty sure I’ll never live there again, I LOVE going back to visit. I had a ton of good food and went for some fantastic runs while I was there. All four members of the [...]

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