Laundry, no-stove cooking, a gin gimlet and the latest episode of Mad Men . Monday night has been heaven, dear readers. And when Don Draper ...

I'm sort of a savory breakfast kind of girl. Forget the waffles and pancakes, for the most part, I'm all about the eggs and bacon. N...

I really do have the best of intentions when it comes to this blog. I intend to post every week day, but unfortunately, sometimes life catch...

This is cocktail hour when you're stranded with your co-workers at the AMPM outside of Fairfield , waiting for the tow truck. One 20 oz...

Thanks, Monday. That was fun. Let's never do it again. Note the sarcasm. Turns out it's kind of risky to take my car outside of an 1...

During summer, I like to open my refrigerator door to a big bowl of waiting something. A ready-made snack, just there...waiting. No muss, no...

Sunday was the double BBQ day, with the second being a "sushi n' skewer" party. No BBQ would be complete without the dogs romp...

So the arrival of the new computer comes with a hefty bill. In which case, I've put a moratorium on going out/eating out. At least for t...

Hello, hello. I know, it's been awhile. I could regale you with tales of computers lost and new ones delivered, BBQ's attended the n...

There ought to be champagne. This is something of a blog milestone. My 100th post. Small victories are a necessity in life. Especially when ...

Just as the Bay Area weather is starting to heat up again, so is the work load at my desk. The early summer months often provide a reprieve ...

Now that's a nice way to start a Monday! My Whiskey Smash Cocktail recipe is featured on one of my favorite blogs thekitchn today. Take...

Tragedy has struck Dear Readers: Last week I quite clumsily and accidentally knocked a glass of water onto my beloved laptop. I quickly snat...

I have literally been living off these things for the last few days. Well...maybe not literally. There was the exception of that insanely de...

I don't know about you, but July nearly did me in. What we need here is a cocktail. Tonight, at 6pm, stop what you're doing. Stop ev...

I met Ilsa on my first day of my first "real" job. Having graduated from college and moved to Oakland, I officially considered mys...

Well well well, what have we here? I do believe that is Anthony Bourdain himself at Hangar One. Just tasting some of their Absinthe Vert wit...

I wish I could say that this dish was meant to wow me, impress me and woo me. But I think it had more to do with a long-standing craving and...

I am posively giddy about my new purchase from purposedesign on Etsy! An absolutely beautiful spice kit, exactly what I've been looking...