It’s become somewhat of a tradition that my husband meet up with me in Paris after his annual company meeting in Europe, and we spend a couple of days in the city exploring places to eat and visiting at lease one nice restaurant. On our most recent visit, I was so busy before I left […]
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My friend Katie once told her husband that she wanted to eat more vegetarian dishes at home. Her husband, a die-hard meat lover, responded with, “Sure, we can do chicken and fish.” I still laugh about this, because like Katie’s husband, I grew up in a home where meat was a part of every meal; […]
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One of my fondest childhood memories of my sister, Veronica, involves her gleefully eating tomatoes straight off of the vine. Our grandfather was quite the gardener, and kept strawberries, pomegranates, apples, mandarins, plums, and tomatoes growing around our house in San Diego. Veronica was our grandfather’s shadow – wherever he was, she was – so […]
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I look forward to the spring each year, because Jules’ annual company meeting happens around that time, and that means I get to tag along and head to Europe with him. The weather in France at that time of year is completely unpredictable, and I usually spend an unusual amount of time figuring out what to […]
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Last weekend, I attended my first Natural Products Expo in Anaheim, also known as Expo West on the West Coast. I only did three days of it, but it was so amazing and full of fantastic new items – as well as a handful of familiar favorites! I left the show with three packed shopping […]
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I have long resisted using protein powder regularly because it always conjured up images of hulking bodybuilders, with bulging biceps and tree trunk thighs, in muscle tees and spandex, possibly wearing a terry sweatband. I’m a child of the 80’s, what can I say? Today’s protein powders are a bit more refined and high quality than […]
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I’m not someone who can stick to a cleanse – I’ve tried my fair share, from juice cleanses (I always feel like I need something to chew by the end of the day), to the leek broth diet (I’ve never peed so much in my life), and the worst one of all, the Master Cleanse (the […]
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I experienced my first memorable fall in September 2001, when I moved to San Francisco. My friend’s parents had a house in northern Marin County where the back porch was nestled into the edge of the wooded area with trees that were starting to shed their foliage. In the early morning, you would see deer creeping […]
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