The Golden Globe nominees were announced today and Julie & Julia was one of the films honored. If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s a wonderful inspiration that it’s never too late to find your passion. In honor of Julia as well as the last days of autumn, I decided to try an easy way to [...]
In my house, there aren’t many rules. One condition is that you must be my guinea pig. After a week of cold downpours when the sun took a vacation, my dear friends came over for a comfort supper. They are far too kind in their accolades (which by the way, I never discourage them from [...]
Porridge. When someone says ‘porridge,’ most people think: 1) Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 2) peasant food and 3) Yuck! Tastless! Oats? Bleck!? Porridge? Disgusting. Well, I’m here to change your mind about this porridge business. Growing up, my mom used to make a very hearty rice porridge for us, particularly when we were sick, [...]
My taste buds are all JACKED up. Not really sure what happened during the past week, but the temperature dropped from the mid-90’s to the mid 70’s. Perhaps it has something to do with the hurricane weather threatening the Caribbean? Baja California? Who knows. I’m no meteorologist. But what I do know is that historical, [...]
