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I inherited my love for chicken “carcasses” from my mother. She’s a big fan of cooking down the last scraps of a chicken or turkey into a hearty soup. This made about 10 portions, plenty for freezing or giving away: Chicken and Black Rice Soup Stock – Start by cooking down one or two whole…

One of my all time favorite San Francisco events starts today! Bouquets to Art at the de Young challenges floral designers from around the city to pair arrangements with works from the museum collection. The flowers stay up until Saturday. You can see photos from the 2008 show here and a sneak peek at the…

We watched The Red Balloon on Saturday. Adorable 30 minute film. I especially loved the 1950’s French kids clothes; all those leather shoes and baggy tweed shorts. Combined with La Misma Luna, we almost had a film trilogy of “strangers being nice to adorable children on adventures.” We just needed one more…suggestions?

I’m concerned that the combination of the bad economy and the bad weather may be turning me into some sort of an agoraphobic. I spent most of the weekend absolutely content holed up inside the apartment, not normal! On Friday, Margaret came over for a stir-fry dinner and the video La Misma Luna. Adorable, the…

A bonus WTW just for you this Friday! Jennifer has a request: I’m invited to a wedding at the beginning of April in the city in Denver, Colorado. I’ll be speaking at the wedding, so I need to put a little thought into this. The bride has requested that everyone wear black and white. Since…

Emily is a new mom gearing up for a return to the workforce. Here’s her question: I would love to get your thoughts on an interview outfit. I am an elementary teacher and I’m planning on going back to work next August after taking the year off to have a baby. I guess I could…

Remember this lovely project from Martha a few years back? I’ve had the magazine pages ripped out for the longest time but never tried it. Did you? This might be the right project to combine my spring fever and need for baby and wedding gifts. Could I justify some very expensive silk ribbon?

We had dinner at Slow Club last night with a visiting co-worker. This low key neighborhood restaurant is one of my San Francisco favorites. They have great cocktails with all sort of exotic liquors and fresh, tasty food delivered from an open kitchen. I took this photo of a bunch of these quintessential “characters” enjoying…

Rob and I visited friends and their brand new baby in the hospital last night. An adorable almost-nine pound little buddha with a full head of hair. There are few things better than holding a sleeping two day old for an hour! We brought a little knit bear for the baby and some flowers for…

What is with my dessert wine obsession of late? Something about chatting with friends over a spent table and a glass of something sweet just seems right for a cold March night. This French muscat ended our dinner out at Chez Spencer last Friday. The adorable bottle and classic label are an added bonus.