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We had a couple friends, including the lovely Susan, over last night for a casual dinner,. A couple cornish game hens roasted with shallots and orange zest, a big salad with beets and mango and easy mashed potatoes. This recipe is cribbed from my mom, who learned it at a cooking class recently. I used…

I saw a pot of paperwhites at the market last night and was almost blown over by the thought of spring. Spring! I always seem to forget about this particular season. Which is sort of a nice surprise each year just when I’m just about sick of all these dark nights. Is it too late…

A good read, especially during resolution season, from the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. How nice to be reminded of Peggy Guggenheim, grand salons, secret gardens and opera when planning a fresh year. Book: The City of Fallen Angels

Another new neighborhood favorite is the onion slab from Acme Bread Company in the Ferry Building. Oh my…green onions baked into bread is just about the best thing ever. And you can get two feet of it for $3 any day of the week. I served pieces of onion slab with brie slices broiled on…

Our new apartment is surprisingly aquatic. We’re three blocks from the bay but the waterfront embarcadero plays heavily in our lives. I can see across the water, with big ships passing, to treasure island on my way to work. But the best part is the the fire boat station. Our neighborhood fire department is now…

Despite swearing I would never buy anything again after having to box it all up and carry itacross town, I think we need something for the “den.” There’s a little space by the door in the new apartment that we’re going to use as a TV room and guest room. I was looking into sofabeds,…

So, back in San Francisco the Sunday after Christmas…we sign the lease for our new apartment. Our life explodes immediately. The Christmas tree comes down, boxes are packed, parking rules investigated, grocery stores located, plan are made, bikes are ridden around the empty loft, head colds are acquired instantaneously. I go back to work on…

Well done, readers! 159 comments over the holidays – a good smashing of last year’s record. This means a $159 donation to the San Francisco Food Bank who will turn it into over $1,400 worth of food for the local community. The San Francisco Food Bank assists a whopping 22,000 families each week with groceries.…

Holy moly. I feel like I’ve been away from the blog for eons! What a crazy holiday season this was; absolutely everything has been turned upside down by the move. It really does feel like a new decade. Let’s start with the actual Christmas: Rob, Margaret and I drove down to San Luis Obispo on…

Happy Holidays! Rob staged this year’s annual Christmas card photo in Golden Gate Park and enlisted the help of Margaret. It was a gorgeous late fall day right after a big rain storm. We are off to celebrate with my family down in San Luis Obispo and will return home to a whirlwind of packing.…