In the fall of 2012, we caught the prelude races to the America’s Cup, this past September was the real deal. My last hurrah before heading overseas was a long weekend in San Francisco with my fabulous sister. I’m not sure why I love SF so much, but I do. I wanted to live in … Continue reading Sailing into San Francisco
Eau De Diesel... my first impression of Yangon. The air hummed with generators due to the regular power outages. The city buzzed not only with the whir of generators, but with people and cars. I didn't know before arriving, but the city has a population of 5 million people, and I think I saw many … Continue reading Downtown Yangon
Tonight I got to meet my favorite vegan chef, Chloe Coscarelli. As I said before, when I went vegan, I spent months and months trying to figure out how to eat. There were so many recipes I tried that were so, so bad. Into the garbage bad. When I finally found Chole's cookbook, I arrived … Continue reading Chef Chloe!
As much as I love cheese, who ever thought I would have 'vegan' associated with me? Not me, that's for sure. And certainly not for a year and counting. My parents grew up on dairy farms. My cousins and uncles still operate dairy farms. My grandma used to go out to the barn and dip … Continue reading One Year, Mostly Vegan
Yes, I've developed a strange affinity for them. I never gave them a second thought until I had a fresh-baked English muffin at La Maison in Newport, Oregon of all places. They were insanely good. Puffy and light, with crispy toasted edges, and soft and warm on the inside. Those were my pre-vegan days, so … Continue reading English Muffins?
When I found out I was going to Thailand, one of the first things I thought about was taking a cooking class. I didn't have a lot of time to figure out which was the best one and analyze the ratings vs. cost ratio - I just had pick one that would let me sign-up … Continue reading Cooking – Thai Style
Visit number two to San Francisco was exploring all things not in a guidebook. This time my sister and I stayed in the Hayes Valley neighborhood - which was fabulous. It felt like a close-knit neighborhood in a huge city. We stumbled upon a short alley while looking for our Airbnb apartment. It was an … Continue reading San Francisco – Revisited
This year is the first time in years that I haven't been on an international trip. I'm so lucky to have been able to see a little of the world, but staying home sounded nice to me this year. And much cheaper. So it was time to explore my homeland. I'm a little embarrassed to … Continue reading Perfect Storm
Though I loathe the end of summer, it does have a few perks- like fresh, local fruit. Washington State has some of the best late summer and fall fruit around- peaches, apples, pears and the invasive, but delicious blackberry. This was peach jam weekend. My mom has been canning and making jam as long as … Continue reading Jammin
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