Between the Waves
I realize that writing a weekend recap the day another weekend is about to begin is silly, but in light of Boston I didn’t feel it was appropriate to show you pictures of my wine glass and California...
View Articlesix steps for SF visitors
#1 Get really excited over the fact that you will now be able to communicate with your high school girlfriends in person, rather than through the filter of iMessage. Not that you don’t love waking up...
View ArticleA Foodie Dog
Happy Wednesday, frenz! I promise to share updates soon (recipes! weekends! 25th birthday revelations!), but I wanted to quickly pop-in to share this with you. I always wanted a dog growing up, but...
View Articleback to it: the food
Well hello again. That whole playing hard to get game never really worked on me either, so I’ll be up front and apologize for the disappearing act. I hope you didn’t take my blog out of your reader...
View ArticleMemorial Day Memz
Hey hey. I hope everyone is having a good weekend. I had to fly back east to New York under some unfortunate circumstances, but it has been really nice to spend time with family. In an effort to...
View Articlehomemade ricotta crostini
I’m Italian, this should be in my blood, I thought, as I unwrapped the thermometer I was about to plunge into the milk heating up on the stove. In one hand I had my 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, ready...
View Articlefourth of july & frances poppy
Hey, hey. Thought you lost me, did you? I know, my blog is pretty good at playing dead. I feel like I don’t even know who I am after being absent for over a month here. I mean, how will anyone know...
View Articlechicago
Flying across the country has its perks, and no, i”m not talking about the free animal crackers Jet Blue gives me to munch on as I catch up on the latest episodes of Real Housewives. I’m talking about...
View Articlemontauk
In an effort to drag out my (now long lost) vacation, I only recently edited the photos from my time back east in Montauk. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the MTK, it’s a little beach town...
View Articleaptos
Yikes, what a blog detour. Let’s just ignore this awkward 6 week absence, and look at some pretty pix. Mmmk, good chat. I’m going to back up a few weeks, and see if I can eventually catch you up to...
View Articlecalifornia, etc.
Around these sunnier parts, every day feels like an adventure. Sometimes that includes hiking along the Pacific Coast, and sometimes it’s dodging the crazies on Muni. All adventures are not...
View Articlehappy thanksgiving!
I wanted to pop in to say hello, and a very happy thanksgiving to everyone! I hope you guys have some stellar plans on the docket for this long weekend. What’s on your menu for today? I have already...
View Articlecarpinteria, ca
A big part of what holds up blog posts is trying to figure out what to say about the events that happen in this pretty life of mine; how to make the writing meaningful and somewhat decent can be a...
View Articlejanuary in sf
piccino // bike ride to trouble coffee // football at ocean beach // bar tartine // brunch at bean bag cafe // froyo in noe valley // uva enoteca //impromtu wine class // mary’s butternut squash...
View Articlegoods, baked
baked goods ran the show this weekend: tartine bakey, french fries for sports day, and biscuit sandwiches, lemon ricotta pancakes, and more biscuits from the corner store (answer to any and all...
View Articlebe my galentine
I had a few of my galentines over for valentine’s day, which feels like a hundred years ago. We drank pink wine, and I cut hearts out of tomatoes for pizza in honor of the romantic food enthusiast I...
View Articlechico, ca
we went up to chico this past weekend (about 3 hours north of san francisco) to visit rachel’s mom. on our drive up I insisted we make a pit stop after spotting those outrageous blooming almond...
View Articlea gastronomical birthday
My dear friend Hollie invited me and a few lucky friends to join her for a day-long foodie extravaganza to celebrate her birthday. We spent the day up in Capay Valley did some wine tasting, and then...
View Articleas of late
yikes…talk about late. sorry for the brief hiatus. as you can tell, I’m having just an okay time out here in northern california. still confused as to why everyone doesn’t live here. oh wait, they...
View Articlelet’s take this from the top: machu picchu
Alright folks. Get yo’ snacks out and settle in because this is going to be a good one. I’ll be mad at you if you skip over the words in this post, because I took out precious time from vacation in...
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