Kara Rosenlund's "Sea ," via Cup of Jo We are headed to the south of France and Berlin for two weeks, so the old blog wil...

Crab Cove, Alameda The week in brief: Djuna is walking (if 6 steps count... I think that's walking). Stella, out of the blue, sta...

Enchanted Forest by Elsa Mora Happy weekend, friends! Vegan Mint Brownie Ice Cream London Growing . This is FASCINATING. ( Maserati...

Elise Joy's The Best is Yet to Come It's Friday which means it is homemade pizza night at our house; the pizza dough is rising ...

Uta Barth, Deep Blue Day Happy Friday! A few links to kick off the weekend... Looks like I'm dairy-free for the long hau...

I'm on week two of going dairy-free after Djuna had a bad reaction (mad hives) to touching cheese last Monday. She's had chroni...

The Manhattan Dolls My sister got married on Monday! To help the newlyweds celebrate we surprised them with a "singing telegram...

My second pie attempt, Strawberry Balsamic It's official. 2014 is the year I conquer pie. Making pie has always daunted me. The...

Salty Caramel Pie ? Me too...

  What are you having for dinner tonight? I'm making Melissa Clark's amazing cumin lamb meatballs with tahini yogurt d...

One of my gifts to Jordan this Christmas was a beer tasting. I contacted the great folks at Hog's Apothecary , a newish beer hall ...

After a 20 day hiatus, I'm back!  During my absence I turned 35. We celebrated with the i ce cream cake of my dreams and my cousin...

Sheeps by Meagan Donegan I can't wait to read the new Donna Tartt . Cookies ! Shayna texted me about these yesterday and St...

YUM. I turn 35 in November. Gah! I think I'm going to make this ice cream cake to celebrate. Nothing says happy birthday like an ...

Walloon Lake, Michigan My dear friend Melissa created an super awesome meal planning app called 5 Plates ! The app delivers 5 dinner re...

Our plum tree is producing more fruit than we can manage to eat, so this week I made this super tasty plum tart . I used half whole wheat...

Beatrice Valenzuela , maker of lovely handmade moccasins and sandals, is just too cool. I enjoyed this interview and slideshow . I b...

Pronunciation and dialect are fascinating don't you think? I've told Jordan a few times that if he calls a "crayon" a ...

Like most of the recipes I try on a weekly basis (and yes, I'm still aiming for two new recipes a week ), I found this one for Baja...

Lucky me! My friend Devon has been working on her bread baking skills. Here's a loaf we cut into today for toast and to sop up bowls ...