BK and I’ve been on a quest to enjoy white wine, so we decided to have our second chapter of Santa Cruz AA focus on that most ubiquitous of Californian whites, Chardonnay. We ended up with about 15 bottles of wine, … Continue reading
Not being near our families for the holidays has been a little hard, probably more so for me than bk, but we’re learning to create our own, new traditions. I was unable to attend his family’s Passover seder last year … Continue reading
I love making name tags for dinners and potlucks. I thought these little photo tags made from letters cut from meat, cheese and other food items were kind of fun. Thanks to the Kitchn for digging them up.
Every year my friends Renee and Jason hold a soup swap and it’s always a good time. I was pretty bummed to have to miss out on this year’s event, which would have marked the 5th National Soup Swap. So when … Continue reading
“Top Chef,” which is one of the very few television shows I actually watch with regularity and at the time of actual broadcast, just started up a new season. This means, of course, that family dinner nights at my house … Continue reading
My roommates and I like to periodically hold what we call family dinner nights (which will be referred to as FDN from here on out.) Basically, it’s just an agreement that we will all make dinner together on a specified … Continue reading
My delightful friend Laura hosted a gluten-free pizza night for myself, one of my roommates, B, and her co-worker and his wife, a fellow celiac. I suggested we have two separate kinds of pizza but no one else was having … Continue reading
My girl Albany Jane beat me to the chase, but last weekend we hosted an Oscars’ themed potluck at my house. I’m a sucker for a pun, so the only requirement was that you had to give your dish a … Continue reading
My friends Glenna and Sarah decided we should have a girls’ only V-Day dinner this year while our coupled-up friends did their thing. Sarah had recently made a trip to Trader Joe’s and stocked up on gluten-free goodies for me, … Continue reading
For the past few years, my lovely friend Renee has hosted an annual soup swap. Basically it works like this: everyone makes six quarts of soup, packaged in individual quart containers and brings them to the host’s house. Numbers are … Continue reading