One of my fondest memories of childhood is waking up to my mom making banana pancakes. Instead of mashed bananas in the mix though, shed take ripe slices and place them on top of the batter before fl...
The kitchen part of the tour I took at Hearst Castle was my favorite (no surprise there), though the Roman and Neptune pools were the most impressive I thought. The only issue I had was that the tour...
Guess whos brand new to instagram? Im username athenaplichta. My (Android) phone camera isnt very good but it and my film camera are all I have right now. Anyway, Ill try to keep it up but ...
In 1919 William Randolph Hearst said to San Francisco architect Julia Morgan that he "...would like to build a little something" on the ranchland purchased by his father. Hearst Castle&n...
This month marks 4 years that I have been blogging. That is 48 consecutive months of hitting the submit post button, anywhere from 1 to 10 times per month (heres proof). Quite an amazing accomplishme...
This months Monthly Miettes recipe is Buttermilk Panna Cotta. It was one of the first recipes to catch my eye when I first paged through my Miette book, so pretty and unassuming on its scalloped page...
It wasnt intentional. Making two three things last week that had nuts in the recipes. Peanut Butter Mini Doughnuts (from So Sweet!). Pistachio cupcakes with pistachio buttercream. Recipe from Ki...
does anyone know what the flower below is called? Road trips with friends are special, especially when youre with an old friend you havent seen in a while; time in the car is spent catching up on liv...
hope all you moms and moms-to-be had a wonderful day. i made this little breakfast for myself this morning (after being spoiled with a lovely pre-Mothers Day dinner out last night, and again tonight ...
one of my photography idols. We stayed at the Wawona Campground (near South entrance to the park). Less crowded and touristy and therefore more peaceful than campsites in the Valley (35 miles away ~ ...
My first time cooking with rhubarb... did not go as planned. I made these rhubarb crumble bars from Sweet Home by (former Cookie contributor) Rebecca Ffrench. I found that its best not to mix t...
I shared the photos above last summer. It was taken on our first trip to Yosemite National Park. Currently reading (again) and engrossed in Annie Leibovitzs Pilgrimage. I highly recommend this b...
The Monthly Miettes challenge for April was Tarts. Aimee of Food, Je tAimeé and creator of the Miette baking challenge gave us a lot of freedom this month. We could choose to make anythin...
These images are from last December when we drove north to a kiwi U-Pick. Yes, 4 months ago. Swanton Berry Farm is located off US 1, north of Santa Cruz and an hour or so south from San Francisc...
Who is with me in the Hopelessly Obsessed with Cookbooks club? The addiction is a little out of hand lately. Here are a couple of books that I recently found... The Sugar Cube by Kir Jensen. Its...
Who is with me in the Hopelessly Obsessed with Cookbooks club? It wasnt always like this. I found Kir Jensens The Sugar Cube at Anthropologie the other day; its available...
This month I participated in a baking challenge created by Aimée of Food, Je tAimée called Monthly Miettes. It wasnt just any challenge though; it involved making something out of ...
Today, March 20, is Jour du Macaron (Macaron Day). Declared by none other than the Picasso of Pastry, Pierre Hermé himself, this day celebrates the small, colorful confection that has taken th...
Ive 0% Irish blood. However, I love mint and like green. Its my sons favorite color and his birthday is the day after St. Pattys Day. All acceptable reasons to flavor and dye accordingly. Thin Mints,...
You read it right. Its tomato soup in a cake. Before you turn your nose up -- I did initially -- realize that it has a very slight hint of tomato flavor, and if you didnt know that soup was one of th...
Please check out the newest issue of Styled. magazine, a montly e-publication that celebrates... celebration and merry making. Victoria is the wonder woman behind it all and she puts out a stunning m...
I made honey butter today. I also attempted to make yeast rolls; the dough never rose but I baked them anyway. Inspiration and instructions on these beautiful blogs: Pure Vege Chez Us (I wanted my bu...
The last couple of weeks Ive had the urge to bake... a lot. Ive come across countless books, magazines, and blogs over that time, and it seems the list of cakes, cookies, pies, breads, etc. to make c...
This is Love Apple Farms. Located in Santa Cruz, LAF practices biodynamic agriculture, exclusively supplying the world-renowned Manresa Restaurant in Los Gatos with fruits, vegetables, herbs, and edi...
Back in late January, Deb and I drove down to Soledad to tour the Lemoravo Ranch, operated by Brokaw Nursery, which is headquartered in Ventura. We werent sure what to expect but Deb had discovered t...
Hey guys! I didnt forget about picking the giveaway winner. Out of 13 comments (#1 being the earliest comment, #13 being the latest, and not counting my comments of course) the winner of the 2 prints...
better late than never... (macarons were made by Deb and myself under the watchful eye of Chez Pim
The other day a client wanted to order extra prints of school photos Id shot so I took the opportunity to add on a few food images for my lab to process. They arrived in the mail today: I love photog...
I try (i.e., force myself) not to visit Anthropologie, both online and physical store, too often for fear of awakening the part of me that wants to foolishly max out the credit card on stuff I really...
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