bacon

Did you know there is bacon chocolate? Yes! Bacon chocolate! My friend got me a bar recently. Talk about perfect PMS food -- chocolatey,...

say it ain't so

My favorite cupcake blogger has ended her blog! I am trying not to panic. This woman was the source of so many fabulous recipes,...

haute dog

Short post tonight, just to catch up. Here's a photo from last Thursday's tasting in L.A. (Culver City, to be exact). They had awesome,...

homebody

So remember how my last work trip was supposed to be in March? Turns out I'm not done yet. I flew down to L.A. yesterday for Wine...

perfectionism or stupidity

I just spent my Friday night grating a pound of carrots by hand to make cupcakes because the recipe called for "finely grated" carrots...

I'm melting

It is 87 degrees in the house right now. Eighty-freaking-seven degrees. Indoors. And it's after 10 p.m. I am sitting here with an...

a good start

If being 30 means spending long, lazy weekends on the Mendocino Coast, soaking in your very own private hot tub every night after...

so lady-like

Mari's at it again -- leaving nothing to the imagination....

drinking, er, studying

So I signed up to take the introductory sommelier course in November.And upon confirmation of my registration, I received a 21-page...

bird-watching, calorie-burning

Had the day off in exchange for working Saturday. Did some chores around the house and then went for a run at Shollenberger.Which...