I recently had the pleasure of being exposed to a variety of people who think about and take action to care about people that they don’t even know. I realize that this sort of thing (should I say “charity” for lack of a better word?) probably takes place a lot more than I think, but [...]
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Gratitude Friday: The Kindness Of Others
Posted in California, friends on October 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Anatomy Of A Dinner Party
Posted in cooking, food, friends, recipe on October 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
For about fifteen years we’ve been meeting for dinner with a group of friends to share great wines and even better food. Originally there were six of us and after a short time, a fourth couple came on board. When you are the host, you are responsible for the entire dinner with a bottle of [...]
Gratitude Friday: Friends
Posted in friends on October 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot about my friends lately. There are really all types of friends. There are the ones that you see every now and then and share a glass of wine or dinner and catch up what’s been happening since you last got together. There are the ones who are actually more like [...]
Second Anniversary?!
Posted in Italy, cooking, family, friends, getting started on October 7, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s hard to believe that I am celebrating my second blogiversary. It seems like so much has happened in that time. First off, I must thank J. for pushing me to start a blog. It probably took me six to eight months of hemming and hawing before I actually sat down and attempted to create [...]
Un Regalo Per Me-A Gift For Me
Posted in Italy, cooking, food, friends on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Or another good title for this post would be: How To Make A Foodie Happy. Can you guess how that it is? Well, I’ll fill you in-give me a gift of food. A few days ago I was down in San Diego’s Little Italy for my weekly meeting with my tutor (and now la [...]
Gratitude Friday & Where I Want To Be
Posted in friends on September 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am dedicating this post to my incredible friend L. who has opened her home and her heart to us year after year. We met many years ago-I was her boss and I was initially a little intimidated by her because I thought a she was friends with the workplace bully! It didn’t take me [...]
In Lemon Heaven
Posted in California, cooking, food, friends on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Want to know how to make someone with a serious sweet tooth very happy? Invite them to be a judge at a dessert bakeoff! Yes, last night J. and I had the honor (and pleasure) of being included as judges at a neighborhood cooking contest. It wasn’t our neighborhood, which made us the perfect candidates [...]
My “Go To” Summer Chicken Recipe
Posted in cooking, food, friends, recipe on September 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I remember the night I first ate this chicken. My great friend K., who I spent countless hours running around with in high school (actually for quite some time she was the only one with a drivers license and so she drive us everywhere), had moved to my neighborhood in southern California. She had always [...]
Let’s Write A Letter
Posted in friends on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love to write. My blog gives me the opportunity to write a little each day. In college I took every creative writing class that was offered. I even did an independent study one semester where I worked on one story for months. I wonder where all that work is now? Is it still in [...]
I’m Still Thankful, Just Late
Posted in California, friends on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Gratitude Friday and and to be honest, this week I’m grateful that it’s finally Friday. Of course there’s a lot more that I am thankful for on a daily basis, but I’m out of time until tomorrow! Some weeks are just that way…
Happy holiday weekend to all of you in the USA. I do [...]
