Forget about Team Edward or Team Jacob. I'm trying to avoid Team Weight Gain this holiday season.
Second helpings
For the past few years, Darlene and I have been celebrating Thanksgiving on days that aren't the fourth Thursday of November. Why? Many reasons. First, we don't want to succumb to traditions. This is why we always have lobster for Thanksgiving. Second, we want to get it out of the way so when that Thursday... Continue Reading →
Just in time for the holidays, y’awl!
Paul here, giving Darlene a break today while she preps for the Thanksgiving feast we're planning for tomorrow. HA! No, that's a joke -- we did Thanksgiving last weekend. A recap to come.Some comedian made a joke once that being in a relationship with a vegetarian essentially means he's a vegetarian. Well, the sames holds... Continue Reading →
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
Fellow local food bloggers, Alice Q. Foodie and Caron Golden are spearheading San Diego Food Bank's "Food 4 Kids" backpack program this season. Please take a moment to read about this cause and what you can do to help hungry children in San Diego County.The San Diego Food Bank’s Food 4 Kids Backpack Program was... Continue Reading →
This post was brought to you by Hello Kitty
When JustJenn emailed me a few days ago asking if I was free to go to lunch at Royal/T, I jumped at the chance. I didn't care that it was in Culver City, over an hour away or that I had visited Royal/T last year. I was going to hang out with her and a... Continue Reading →
Food Faux Pas #1
Eating Count Chocula after Halloween is the equivalent of wearing white after Labor Day.
Kids have better toys than when I was growing up
I'm so jealous of kids nowadays. They have the internet, MP3s, YouTube and apparently more money than I did when I was growing up. Walking down the toy aisle at Target always fuels my envy. With Paul and I being trapped in the bodies of adults, we always spend lot of time looking at toys... Continue Reading →
I came. I saw. I concord.
I've been obsessing over concord grapes all fall. The last time I tasted some was in Seattle a few years ago. From the first taste, I was gobsmacked. It tasted the way grapes should be. And until I tried it, I thought concord jelly was just a made-up flavor because it tastes nothing like the... Continue Reading →
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much
I didn't bake Paul cake last year and he's been harping how it's been 11 months since I promised to bake him a Boston cream pie. Oops. Busy year!I wanted to make it up to him and somehow redeem my laziness. Marriage does that to you. So instead of sticking with the Boston cream pie,... Continue Reading →
Yo quiero tacos
If someone wanted a tour of the San Fernando Valley -- an eating tour -- I could think of multiple places to take them. There are places to buy food, to eat food and get snacks. Yeah, I'm totally in with the 818 (area code).But when the Kogi BBQ Truck (which I've been virtually lusting... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 