This post initially began as a "I love my dog and couldn't imagine life without him" post. But I remember life without him mostly because it's true that dogs are a lot of work. We brought The Doctor home exactly one year ago today from another foster family. After pleading with Paul for weeks... Continue Reading →
“Weird” Things I Like to Eat
In conjunction with the Halloween season, I thought it would be fun to write about the weird things I eat. I realize what's weird to others isn't weird to me. In fact, it's delicious! Chicken gizzards Some of my fondest memories involves my mom's cooking. Growing up, I thought she was the best cook in... Continue Reading →
Where to Find Me Online: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc
Does your head swim as much as mine does with the prevalance of online venues? It's hard to keep up with everything, not to mention my own blog. As annoying as they are, I realize the value of each and I'm active in many of them to some degree. Here's a rundown of what I'm... Continue Reading →
Wedding Anniversary: The Fantastic Fourth
Today, Paul and I celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary. But people who know us realize we've been together much longer than that— 13 years! We decided our dating anniversary would be the day to get married. The ceremony was held on Friday night — which was quite unusual in itself — but we didn't want... Continue Reading →
Bag Lady in the Making: Reusable Shopping Bags
Back in 2008, one of my resolutions for the year was to use less plastic shopping bags. There was a growing movement to reduce the amount of disposable plastic shopping bags. In addition, some grocery stores were offering incentives when you brought in your own bag, like refunding 5 cents. Fast forward to 2013. I... Continue Reading →
A Glance at Grocery Store Donuts: H Mart and Whole Foods Del Mar
In my mind I had several posts ready to go: a cookie recipe, another restaurant in my neighborhood of Kearny Mesa, a food delivery service and some random food stuffs. But I didn't have the heart, at least this week, to do a post on them. Instead I shifted through photos and found random donut... Continue Reading →
Allan
Every year on January 22 when the sun hits a certain point in the sky, I think about Allan. He was only 3 when he died and in my 7-year-old mind, my memories of him are scattered. Etched in my mind is feeding him salad with copious amounts of Thousand Island dressing, building backyard tents... Continue Reading →
The Unspoken Ailment: Food Poisoning
The end of 2012 has come and gone. I had a bevy of posts planned but I fell sick again, just like I did last year. This time the culprit was food poisoning. (Or possibly the stomach flu but the symptoms were the same.) Organizing the kitchen, installing a shed and seeing friends during my... Continue Reading →
Year in Review: 2012
This past year has been filled with many highlights for Paul and me. And while I considered writing up a long list of things which were both exciting and stressful, I figured I should take a shortcut and sum it up in photos. January was uneventful especially with a cold that lingered from the previous... Continue Reading →
My Burning Kitchen... on the road 