As if delicious coffee wasn’t good enough now it’s artwork too! This exceptional expresso is from El Diablo Coffee Company in Queen Anne and the photo is courtesy of Gavin. I was curious of how baristas make the simple swirly design in lattes and Gavin told me that was nothing compared to the artwork that [...] Read More

Can’t get enough of my neighbor’s plums as you can tell by this big beautiful bowl of them! And instead of making a plum tart I tried something different – Ina Garten’s Plum Cake Tatin. So easy, and so delicious! This recipe will become a regular for me, you can substitute any fruit you want. [...] Read More

That is the slogan for the fabulous combination of Caffe Vita and Theo Chocolates. Usually I don’t like math but in this case I am definitely making an exception! They say that behind every cloud is a silver lining and in our case it was a chocolate lining! This past Saturday we headed over to [...] Read More

Apparently not a whole lot unless the BBQ you were attending happened to be in Kimberly’s backyard right next to her vegetable garden! And there was a bit of confusion on my behalf on what is a mole and what is a gopher. Now I know… A lovely spontaneous invitation for grilled scallops, potato salad [...] Read More

I love impromptu get togethers but it seemed in Los Angeles that it never happened. People just lived too far away from each other or just didn’t like “dropping in” one their neighbors. I can understand this a little bit but it sure is nice to have your doorbell ring, as it did this past [...] Read More

This past Sunday, the Glen Ella Springs Inn, located near Clarkesville Georgia, was host to the 7th Annual Heirloom Tomato festival. Driving 2 hours from Asheville, North Carolina to attend were tomato enthusiasts and family members brother John, sister LuAnn, Vinnie (of John and Vinnie) and Susan, friend of LuAnn and consumate hostess and cook! [...] Read More

What a GREAT idea! This one comes from 2 guys both named Greg who live in Seattle. They decided to put a new spin on pizza and make it as delicious, fresh and hot as possible! So they created Zaw! Thats what they did. Here’s what we did! First we walked a couple of blocks [...] Read More