Every now and then I attempt to make pizza from scratch.  I had the itch again, and made the dough for a Sunday night pizza fest.  Unfortunately, I

What’s a guy to do whilst waiting at home for a remediation company to come out to dry the ground under his house and have a plumber fix

…I say arugula walnut pesto!! And that’s what I did when my favorite chef/business owner/philanthropist/volunteer organizer gave me a HUGE box of leftover arugula (rocket?) from Specialty Produce

I have always loved sweet potato fries, but wanted to make them healthier at home and not use a ton of oil. So I’ve tried many ways to

You know it’s bad when you do things like this when your home spending a Sunday on the couch sick. Yup, not only do I have a cold

I think it’s time I got to a pickle makin…

What’s a boy to do with left over pineapple from a luau and fresh anaheim green chiles from his garden? Make marmelade!! I found this recipe on line

The roofing continues – back half of the house. And I continue to get further behind at work. I was able to cull though some of the email

After an epic yet enjoyable family visit/early 40th birthday party/4th of July holiday I did not return to work today. I stayed home. To have my roof repaired

I’m not a huge fan of biscotti for some reason. I think because by the time I get them (out of their plastic wrapper) they are super dried

I just got back from my niece’s college graduation in Wooster, Ohio. We had a few hours and went into Amish country. Not even that far and it

Ahhh, Friday night. I decided to try a bottle of sake I got at the Japanese store when I was shopping for Hello Kitty supplies for my Easter

I know I’m supposed to clear my mind in evening yoga and I try. I swear, I really try. Inevitably dinner pops into my head and I’m going

Hey everyone, if you want to get email notices when I post new content instead of relying on Facebook updates, I’ve added a link on my page that will

After this weekend, I’m on a cup cake hiatus.  Two weekends in a row, with the ensuing week of left over frosting in the fridge might be just

To be honest, I feel like I just performed an Easter weekend miracle.   I…ME…with NO bread baking experience to speak of…made THIS loaf of amazing bread: A

The big meal isn’t until later in the day and I was H-U-N-G-R-Y when I woke up.  Besides, you can’t be a yummy breakfast on Easter morning.  After

For the roommates birthday. I know, I rock right?! 😉 Happy birthday Curt Lewis!!

I could NOT wait to cook this veggie I pulled in from my garden and I FINALLY got to it tonight!!  It’s Ryokuho – a Chinese kale is also

    What do you do with the first yummy crop of swiss chard from your garden?  YOU MAKE A FRITTATA!  And a frittata making I went this

I needed something decadent a few weekends ago – the preceding night might have been a little, ahem…rough.   And I also had some AMAZING fresh eggs a friend

Which is otherwise known as, “I was too impatient to get anything else besides a pack of chicken breasts on my way home from work and yoga, so

…I do the dinners I do at my house.  It’s apparently in my family genes.  This is my mother and father. This is a simple meal they put

Ok kids, it is Oscar night. We need energy to keep up with the red carpet caddy comments. I mean, these ladies spent MONTHS getting ready for the

Fresh of a work trip to Denver and starving for food with nothing at home to eat, I stopped on my way back from the airport to have

Tonight was an atypical Friday night in San Diego.  It was raining, cold(ish), and my room mate and I went to a free/donation yoga sculpt class at the