Musical Pairing – The Sounds of Gayles Bakery – Capitola, CA It’s our last day in Santa Cruz; we’re off to San Francisco Saturday morning! In the meantime, enjoy this pic from my favorite bakery – Gayle’s! This wall mosaic is mounted at the back of the bakery and was […]
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CALIFORNIA BEACH DOGS
Musical pairing – Who Let The Dogs Out? by Baha Men I can’t tell you how much fun we’ve had hanging out at the beach and watching the dogs play – oh how I wish I had their boundless energy! Actually, I’d take the energy of these two girls . […]
LET THEM EAT CAKE – LOU’S RHUBARB CAKE!
Musical pairing – Lucky by Jason Mraz As a child, I remember having rhubarb plants in my backyard and my mother making stewed rhubarb – I L-O-V-E-D it; but I also remember mother saying that the leaves were toxic and gave me direct orders that I wasn’t to eat them […]
GADO-GADO & A GRADUATION
Musical pairing – Hello, Goodbye by Glee Cast Our niece, Avery, just graduated from High School as co-Salutatorian of her class and we headed over to Cincinnati to join in the festivities; it was quite the night – happiness, joy and tears – all roller-coastered into one evening. How did […]
TINA SPARKLE AND STRAWBERRY LEMONADE
Musical pairing – Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps by Doris Day Anyone familiar with Director Baz Luhrmann knows that the title reference is to one of my favorite movies, ‘Strictly Ballroom’ – have you seen it? If not, rent the movie or borrow from a friend. ‘Strictly Ballroom’ is probably one of […]
DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY
Musical pairing – Bright Summer Moon by Dave Pingel . Our recent trip to Salt Lake City may have been fast and furious but it was also A LOT of fun! Rather than stay at a hotel in the ‘burbs, we decided to rent a loft in the downtown area […]
NEITHER A CHICK NOR A PEA – FAVA BEAN PUREE
Musical pairing – I’m A Believer by Smash Mouth . I love Alice Waters; in fact, I’ve been a fan of Alice Waters long before she became a National movement. I love that she cares about our earth, I love that she’s a champion when it comes to educating children […]
GARDEN PROJECT 2010
Musical pairing – Waitin’ on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen . This is the time of year when I get antsy to get outside and dig in the dirt – and it’s been a particularly llllooonnngggg winter; in fact, I’d dare say it’s been quite the winter for lots […]
MY BABY SISTER, EDDIE MURPHY & BROWN BUTTER ICE CREAM
Musical pairing – Fever by Beyoncé Knowles . I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM!!!! Did you ever scream those words as a kid? I sure did! Was there an ice cream truck meandering through your neighborhood throughout the summer? As a child, I remember hearing the […]
BLACK BEANS & RICE AND THE PROFESSOR
. Musical pairing – You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song), Jeffrey Osborne . There is a running joke in the family that The Professor and I never dated . . . and we didn’t . . . even though we spent quite a bit of time together, it […]
TAHINI SLAW
Musical pairing –Take a Bow, Madonna . OK boys and girls – here’s a super-dooper, lickety-split, down and dirty recipe that I love so much, I made it twice in one week! And to quote The Professor, “This slaw ROCKS – my new fav!!”(Notice the CAPS??? Means he likes it, […]