Solstice solace
A winter time has arrived, the turning point of short days, the season of change and quiet, and a quality …
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new section for wine & spirits
I have included coffee notes here from the beginning, but in thinking of some of my favourite folks with amazing …
Cold nights, warm spirits
A snap of winter brings out comforts of the cellar or cabinet – some served warm or at least in …
silent thanks
As gatherings small and large arrive, create new experiences and embrace long traditions, we look through the lens of those …
Hunkering down quietly
In the past month we have had brief periods of environmental extremes. In early October, a tropical rainstorm closed roads, …
recipe 4: house-arrest stew
Finding yourself on the inside of a road closure during what seems like California’s never ending fire season, you look …
recipe 3: lighter artichoke avgolemono
My only tentative resolution for 2009 was to pick a different cookbook each week or month to work thru…. starting …
why .not. hurried is so good
When I make conscious choices, most times the preference is slow. I also have the rep as the slowest eater …
simplicity revisited
When it feels like your day-to-day life is cluttered with all the things you need to be doing faster, meeting …
recipe 2: tiropita pie – no filo
By substituting one ingredient, you can work within the limitations of cooking while traveling or when you just do not …
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