I confess: I’m going to torture you a little bit with this post. I do apologize. This weekend I was gifted a jar of jam, and not just any jar either. I was given a jar of homemade blackberry jam made from wild island berries. My friends, this is black… Read More
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February 2011
Got Love in Your Life?
I’m reposting this entry from Valentine’s Day last year. It’s one of my favorite pieces of writing on this site, and it’s just as true today as it was last year and will be next year. Also, you may have noticed the little share buttons that have been added to… Read More
How to Supreme an Orange or Grapefruit
Have you ever wondered how to make those perfect citrus segments you see in restaurants? It’s called supreme (pronounced sou-prem), and I figured now was a good time to talk about it—what with citrus season going on and Valentine’s Day around the corner. For all I know, you might be… Read More
Seattle: Hot Chocolate Crawl
I wish I could take credit for the genius of the hot chocolate crawl, but I can’t. I can only take credit—luck, really—for having fallen into a very cool group of friends here in Seattle. Friends who have brilliant ideas, like having a hot chocolate crawl. What is a hot… Read More
24 Hours in Big Sur (Day Two)
Part one of Big Sur here If you are lucky enough to wake up in the morning in Big Sur on the California coast, you will need two things—you will need to eat, and to spend more time looking at the ocean. There’s one place where you can accomplish both… Read More
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