Ever since I was two years old I have LOVED blue cheese like no other. As a kid, I would order bowls of it for dinner (so weird but true) and I even received a blue cheese and honey sampler box for my birthday one year (BEST. GIFT. EVER.)! Even though I don't eat much [...]
Of the many reasons to love summer, perhaps one of the best is that peaches are in season! As often as I say that nothing beats California produce, I would be lying if I said our peaches compare to the ones I've been finding in Dallas lately. Perfectly plump and sweet, peaches have been calling [...]
I often spend my Saturday mornings scrolling through Pinterest while I sip on my coffee. In search of new recipe inspiration, I go about my lazy weekend morning routine until my scrolling finger begins to cramp. Pinterest for the most part never lets me down. Yet, for some reason as I looked for THE winter [...]
It is getting seriously HOT in the valley! This week I could not muster the willpower to turn on the oven, let alone the stove without breaking out in a sweat. So in the meantime, I am turning to this no-heat wonder salad to survive the heat! Although it took me a little while to [...]
This summer, I have decidedly planted myself at home. I love my family and there is nowhere I would rather be so long as I am with them. However, I would be lying if I said I hadn't felt the slightest pang of longing yesterday as I took a virtual tour of Sorrento, Italy while [...]
As much as I hate the heat, I have to hand it to summer for producing the best fruits and vegetables during the sweltering months of June through September. In my hometown of Fresno, CA we experience the kind of heat where you risk getting third degree burns from touching your steering wheel if you [...]
