Recipe: Poached Pears

Recipe: Poached Pears

I made poached pears for the very first time to serve at this year's Christmas brunch. The red color and spiced, mulled-wine "broth" made it…
Recipe: Christmas Ham

Recipe: Christmas Ham

A giant ham is the traditional centerpiece of our holiday brunch party. This year's was a doozy - 18lbs of boneless "deli" ham from Robert's…
Weekend: Happy Holidays!

Weekend: Happy Holidays!

Is there anything better than a weekend spent attending and hosting holiday parties with good friends? This was a very festive Christmas weekend. After the…
11 Days to Go!

11 Days to Go!

Yikes!  Christmas can be stressful when you're only up to "H" in your card list, 30 people are coming for brunch on Sunday, end-of-the year…
Holiday nuts

Holiday nuts

I admit that I was a little obsessed with getting a bowl of whole, in-shell nuts for the living room this Christmas. It's not a…
Weekends: Rainy

Weekends: Rainy

It has been raining for nearly a week here in San Francisco - an unusual streak of bad weather that has the whole city in…
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