A Week in San Francisco: Food Nerds in Paradise
When Elliott learned he had to be in San Francisco on business two weeks in a row, it seemed like the perfect excuse to tag along and make our requisite 9:45…
April 4, 2015
Category
Breakfast
Mary's Festive Cranberry-Walnut Bread
This recipe is an oldie from my childhood. My mother and I would make this bread every winter - if that even counts in sunny Santa Barbara - as soon as we saw…
December 22, 2014
Tofu Scramble with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Basil and Parmesan
This dish was inspired by our recent trip to the Bay Area. We found a quaint, little breakfast spot called the Barefoot Café in Fairfax (just west of San…
October 6, 2014
Battle of the Benedicts
There's a reason why people tend to order Eggs Benedict when they eat out. The eggs need to be cooked to order, the hollandaise is finicky, and all of the…
May 3, 2014
Colorful Corned Beef Hash
Back in March, Carinn and I came into a stash of left-over corned beef after my parents made an enormous feast for St. Patrick's day. I went hog wild making…
April 5, 2014
A Fond Farewell to a Friend: Saturday Morning Scone with Cream and Strawberries
Last weekend we took a mini vacation to Whidbey island and treated Dewey and Joanne to a batch of homemade scones. Little did I know that I'd be saying goodbye…
March 29, 2014
Surfers, Sand, and Sun?
Well it took a myriad of freeways, an army of tailgaters, and Carinn's white knuckles, but we finally made it to San Diego. On our first morning in town, we…
October 28, 2013
A Hometown Tour of SB
A couple of breakfast vouchers from our hotel brought us to Jeannine's Bakery for breakfast in the heart of Montecito. There was a line out the door when we…
October 25, 2013
Runner's Rings: Flaxseed Pancakes with Apples
According to Forrest Gump, life is like a box of chocolates. In our world, life is more like a 20 pound box of apples. When my dad decided to unload half of…
October 20, 2013
Labor Day Yam Pot and Banana-Coconut Pancakes
On one of my first camping trips, my brother, Clay, opened up a can of beans, chicken soup, beef stew, and who knows what else, and mixed it all together in…
September 5, 2013
Johnny Cakes with a Twist: Heirloom Purple Corn
There's nothing better than a Sunday morning spent in bed with a good New York Times article. This last Sunday we came across a fascinating piece on how we are…
May 27, 2013
Morning in the Mediterranean: A Turkish Inspired Breakfast
Many years ago I visited Turkey and found that each hotel I stayed at served a variation on a deconstructed Greek salad. Sometimes there were hard boiled eggs…
April 27, 2013