My friend Dave invited me to happy hour a few weeks ago and I politely declined. Not that I didn’t want to see him, I’ve just been somewhat of a homebody during the week these days. The next week he called to tell me that his friend gave him an abundance of peaches and apricots that needed to be eaten quickly. I gladly invited him over for a baking session. [...]
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When I think of summer, I think of Santa Cruz weekends. My family beach house has been a constant vacation destination ever since I can remember. As a kid, I would spend my time playing on the beach, actually swimming in the freezing cold ocean, burying each other in the sand, and digging up as many sand crabs as we could find. These days I spend more time hanging out [...]
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Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele are the hot topic among every age group of women right now. If you haven’t heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, I suggest you get in the know. My book club decided to read this infamous book since we didn’t want to be left out. Well, let me just say that Anastasia wasn’t the only one to have a night of firsts. To start, our [...]
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Dave Matthews said it best; “Life is short but sweet for certain.” I am often reminded of this fact, though I wish the reminders were delivered in a nicer form. My friend’s dad recently passed away after losing the battle against lung cancer. Losing parents sucks. Cancer sucks. And when I’m anxious, sad, mad, or all of the above, I need to occupy myself…so I bake. The night I found [...]
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Last year during Memorial Day weekend, we were in the Big Apple for the National Skeeball Championship. Yep, you read that right; my friends and I play in a skeeball league. Anyways, at said skeeball championship, we were already talking about next Memorial Day’s plans which included a fellow national skeeballer’s wedding in Monterey. Though we didn’t play any skeeball during Memorial Day, we had a relaxing weekend centered around [...]
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It seemed like a bad dream when I woke up this morning and put on my winter coat as I walked out the door. Only two short days ago I was roasting under the 95 degree Mexican sun and now I am back to the harsh reality that is called summer in San Francisco. Let’s forget about this nasty weather outside and reminisce about Cabo for a minute. A rowdy [...]
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I went on my biannual trip to Costco to save money by buying in bulk, of course. This is great in theory, until I usually end up spending $300 on anything and everything I might ever need. Two years worth of gum, a new swim suit, and some good ole Ling Ling potstickers to name a few. Luckily, besides some popsicles that melted on the way home, my worst impulse [...]
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My usual Saturday consists of morning yoga, a chai latte, some sort of baking/crafting in the afternoon, and hopefully an evening outing. A few Saturdays ago was no different (well, plus a haircut). My friends Jesse and Lisa, who are fellow lovers of cooking and baking, were hosting a wine pairing party. The basis was that we would have several different courses and each dish was paired with a particular [...]
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Last week, my new boss and I discovered that we are both tea lovers. I’ve realized that I don’t know too many sole tea drinkers like myself, so it’s an automatic topic of discussion when I meet them. He told me that he is kind of a “tea snob” and I said I might consider myself somewhat of a tea snob as well. He likes all sorts of teas that [...]
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Someone I know is turning the ripe age of THIRTY today. I can’t believe it. Luckily he doesn’t look like he’s thirty. And he sure doesn’t act like thirty. And I am sure he won’t act like a 30 year old when we go spend a few days in Cabo with all his other 30 year old friends. How cool are these glasses? I want some when I turn 30. [...]
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