Not Your Ordinary Baby Shower, Not Your Ordinary Cupcakes

My dear friend Randi will be giving birth in a matter of weeks and us girls recently got together to celebrate!  Randi’s best friend Dawn planned a lovely afternoon at La Note, a delicious French brunch spot in Berkeley. We dined, we laughed, we cried!  Randi and her husband KC are some pretty amazing people and they are taking the road less traveled approach to this pregnancy.  They are waiting until...

Figs, Figs Everywhere!

After mistakenly buying 2 different kinds of figs for the Fig and Lime Jam, I had quite a few of the little buggers leftover.  Not quite sure what to make, I consulted the September 2010 issue of Cooking Light for inspiration.  This Proscuitto, Fresh Fig and Manchego Sandwiches recipe sounded perfect for lunch! Ingredients 4  teaspoons  Dijon mustard 8  ...

Hump Day: My New Favorite Highball

And I have the Oakland Fox Theater to thank!  This past spring, I had the privilege of seeing a few shows at this recently reopened, amazing venue.  To get ready for the show, The Hub and I warmed up at the nearby Cafe Van Kleef and imbibed in some of their famous Greyhounds! Oh man are they delicious!  What makes their Greyhounds so special and refreshing is the fact that they are made with fresh squeezed...

DETOX

Whenever it’s been a long weekend of drinking and stuffing my face, like this past weekend, I like to detox with a big, giant salad.  This warm salad is hearty enough that it will fill you up like a true meal, but low cal enough that you don’t have to feel as guilty as you have the last few days of binging. It’s super easy, so try it out! Ingredients:  Just put in as much of each thing as you feel...

Venturing into Jam

In preparation for camping this weekend, I've decided to whip up some homemade Fig and Lime Jam!  I've never made jam before, but all the figs that I've been seeing at the farmer's market inspired me.  The June 2010 issue of Cooking Light had a really easy looking recipe that I wanted to try, and I'm happy to report...it was super easy!  I think the hardest part was finding the right variety of figs. I made...