Author: MrsEm

The lovely Rebecca invited us to a party celebrating Emerson’s first year on Saturday. For a little one’s birthday, I like to be a bit dressed up for the party but still casual enough to mingle with grimy hands or sit on the floor. For the celebration, I paired a polka-dot chambray shirt from H&M…

December will be here before you know it!  If you want to avoid a rush, it’s time to start shopping now for what to wear to your office holiday party. Plus, you can make the most of sale season, including the Bloomingdale’s Friend’s & Family Sale (that ends Sunday) with an extra 20% off discounted…

Rob and I had the honor of attending to a BIG Indian wedding on Saturday – our first! The whole event was fantastic – from the groom riding in on a white horse to the three hour-long ceremony full of tradition to the delicious food served to 400+ guests. A perfect celebration for two awesome…

Dreaming of running away to the circus?  I tried my hand at flying trapeze for the first time earlier this week. It is super fun (and my arms are so sore now!). After just a couple hours, the instructors had us hanging from our knees, doing backflips and mid-air catches. Here’s a guide for how…

While in Greece, I learned a recipe (similar to this) for cooking fresh fava beans with fennel, tomatoes, olive oil and smoked sausage. This fall soup is a spin on that classic combination – cheating by using canned beans and crushed tomatoes but resulting with the same hearty flavors. Greek Bean, Fennel and Sausage Soup…

There’s a fantastic antique store a few blocks away from us in San Francisco. Stuff on Valencia Street always has great finds – as well as cake and hot coffee for shoppers. Rob and I stopped by on Sunday morning and I fell instantly in love with a framed architectural drawing. I was so excited…

Now that Halloween has passed, the holidays are just around the corner. There are only so many quiet weekends available for cooking before things start to book up with Thanksgiving and Christmas events. When I posted the recipe for marinated christmas lima beans last week, Heatherina asked for more ideas for savory homemade gifts. These…

Happy Halloween! I hope you have fun plans for your costume and the night ahead. This table-setting was and orange and blue baby shower for my sister, but it would work nicely for Halloween too.

I love a recipe that is simple, but takes a few days to complete. There’s something so gratifying in checking in on the process every couple hours. Gourmet beans in oil with truffle salt have become my new favorite thing to eat after making them for the italian dinner party a few weeks ago. According…

A highlight of my birthday weekend in Pescadero was making dinner for our 15 guests using local ingredients and a blazing hot campfire! Nothing tastes better than what you’ve cooked with friends over a wood fire under the Milky Way. Menu: Grilled Harley Farm goat cheese Artichoke garlic bread from Arcangeli Grocery  Chile verde pork loin…