Dinner Parties

As much as I like to prepare and cook ahead, sometimes a dinner party creeps up on me. I had invited Lauren and Octavia over for dinner on Thursday and then proceeded to get super busy with client work all week. By the time 5:00 rolled around, I had done absolutely zero to prepare for guests…

A few months ago, Rob took on a volunteer role as the new community organizer for a group called SFUR, promoting trail riding in San Francisco. It has been fun watching him build a network of supporters through pancake breakfasts, speaking at City Hall and trail work events. He asked me to help host a dinner party…

Life seems to be finally returning to normal now that we’ve been back home for three weeks from Europe. I’ve been going to farmer’s market, even threw my first dinner party. Last week, I was invited out to a friend’s for a screening party for Miss Represented and used a surplus of ripe blackberries to make bit sized…

I was so excited to throw a dinner party in Korcula! Our wonderful apartment host was invited to be the guest of honor. After seven weeks of cooking on the road, I was thrilled to see that she had real kitchen with an oven and a gas range. First step, wake up early. The green…