By sally, on July 31st, 2010
I was lucky enough to have one of my best friends, Lisa, come up to visit and help me celebrate my birthday last weekend. She and I have been friends since before we could talk and have kept in touch ever since, even though we’ve often been living in different cities [...]
By sally, on July 23rd, 2010
I think Graham and I have officially become adults. In addition to the fact that I just turned 30 (eek!), we were put on the schedule to cook dinner for the whole family at Graham’s annual family reunion! No small task—believe me!
For the last 23 years, Graham’s family has maintained a [...]
By sally, on July 15th, 2010
I have dreams of one day having an herb garden. Whenever a recipe calls for fresh herbs, it would be great to walk right outside to the garden and snip a bit of basil or pluck a few leaves of mint. But as I’ve mentioned previously, Graham and I currently don’t [...]
By sally, on July 6th, 2010
Inspiration hit me last week and it was hard to ignore. This inspiration came from the farmers market and was in the form of a palm-sized pastry. This delicious savory pastry, or “empanada,” was stuffed with a fresh corn filling unlike any I had tried before. So taken was I by this empanada [...]
