August 30, 2009 – 7:55 pm
On my ferry ride into the city Friday night, one of the drivers came on the loudspeaker announcing, “No we do not have air conditioning. No, the city isn’t any cooler. Have a lovely evening.” Yikes. Well, to his credit, we were all a bit grouchy. This past weekend, a heatwave descended on the Bay [...]
August 26, 2009 – 9:18 pm
In the Bay Area, we often have an Indian summer. It descends each year around this time. And each year, I always wonder why it’s heating up as we ease into September. Just when all the fall clothes pop up in store windows, when the morning light begins to change, and when you feel like [...]
August 25, 2009 – 4:53 pm
The Ferry Building is one of those unique places in San Francisco that locals and tourists happily share. Residents run in for a loaf of bread at Acme or some oysters from Hog Island while tourists scoop up Scharffen Berger bars and snap photos of heaping market stands. Set back towards the side where the [...]
August 24, 2009 – 12:14 pm
When I worked at Two Hands Paperie in Boulder, CO–a lovely little paper store on West Pearl St.–the owner, Diana Phillips, used to have a bowl of matchbooks on her desk. When I’d sit talking to her about the shop or how business was going, I’d eye each one with curiosity. They were a mini [...]
August 23, 2009 – 8:23 am
We all have memories of foods that remind us of Summer. For me, it’s Log Cabin ice cream. My family has been coming to the same little funky cabin in Kings Beach, Lake Tahoe for almost thirty years–beginning soon after I was born. When we lived in Eureka, the drive was much longer than it [...]
August 18, 2009 – 9:40 pm
The Sebastopol Gravenstein Fair was this past weekend. I had a few food adventures planned in the city, but Craig, Linnea, and I decided a little jaunt up North might be fun. It’s been strangely cool in the mornings and evenings here; the light is even starting to change. I’ve been in denial that Fall [...]
August 18, 2009 – 1:15 pm
[do not print] Everyone is off and running today. Except for me. Things are pretty mellow here. Not many emails or leads on freelance work–the kind of day where you hear the mailman drive up and head out immediately to see if there’s anything of serious import (there wasn’t). Linnea’s at work, Zoe and A.J. [...]
August 17, 2009 – 10:51 pm
I’ve had some unexpected new beginnings during the past month. First and foremost, I roasted beets a few nights ago. I have to admit that I always buy them pre-done at Trader Joe’s although everyone in my family tells me how easy it is to make a little foil pouch with some oil and roast [...]
August 15, 2009 – 9:23 pm
Chicken Salad Serves: 4 Time: 20 minutes Directions: Gather and prepare all ingredients; Stir everything together. Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken (poached or roasted is good, incidentally this is great recipe for leftovers) 1 large stalk celery, cut into 1/4” dice 1/2 green apple, peeled and cut into 1/4” dice 1/3 cup toasted [...]
August 15, 2009 – 3:37 pm
Whole Foods must be struggling, too. Yes this was, in fact, the only piece of chicken in my chicken noodle soup.
