I have been looking for an EASY recipe for curing olives at home for years. Finally I got a blog from a fellow blogger with an easy recipe for curing olives using salt.
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“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, …
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all.” – by poet Stanley Horowitz.
An art metaphor to describe the seasons, how fitting!! Autumn has finally arrived here in the Bay Area, which means for our gardens it’s time to plant spring-flowering seeds, bulbs, and plants. I’ve written a few articles about the best bulbs and seeds to plant in the fall for amazing out of this world color in the spring. Let me share a few of those along with some photos. Continue reading “Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, …
Fresh Figs & Lemongrass
Delicious fresh figs all plump, sweet, super soft and dripping with nectar. I picked a bunch of fresh figs from my friend Devi’s garden a few days ago. The temptation to eat these figs right off the tree was hard to resist,
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Heirloom Tomato Harvest Festival in Los Gatos, California
As if we weren’t swimming in tomatoes already from the bounty we had received from our neighbor, Hitesh informs me that there is an Heirloom Tomato Harvest Festival going on in town on Sunday the 17th. How could I resist? I couldn’t. I dragged the girls with me and headed to downtown to check out their Heirloom Tomato Festival.
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Our Neighbor Jim’s Late Summer Bounty of Tomatoes, Eggplants, Peppers & Squash
Over the last month we have received so many deliveries of organic heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, and squash from our neighbor Jim that I’ve had to consider freezing a few.
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Point Reyes Station, California
Point Reyes Station is a charming small western town an hour north of San Francisco off Hwy 1. A lovely little town no more than three to four streets with plenty of appeal. Think modern health conscious boutiques, farm-to table cafes, farmer’s markets, locally sourced food-items, and hand-made artisanal goods.
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Foraging in the Neighborhood
Driving around the neighborhood I always notice signs for garage sales, real estate signs, open houses, and For Rent signs. I usually overlook all these signs as I’m on a mission to get somewhere and to get things done. Some of these signs do intrigue me. Signs like Apricots for Sale, Dried Fruits for Sale, Persimmons Self Serve, Local Honey, and Artist Open Studio. I tend to drive right past these signs as well and think, “I will stop by next time.” But next time never seems to happen.
Veena & Mani’s South Bay Garden Gem
Our friends Veena and Mani have a gorgeous home right here in the South Bay. They moved into their new home a few years ago, and though their home went through a major renovation right before they moved in, the previous owners left the backyard untouched until now. Continue reading Veena & Mani’s South Bay Garden Gem
An Afternoon in Santa Cruz, California
We are so fortunate to be living so close to our favorite beach town of Santa Cruz, California; just a 20-minute drive on Hwy 17 over the Santa Cruz Mountains. Santa Cruz has everything a beach town should have and more. First and foremost are what everyone goes to Santa Cruz for – the beaches. Continue reading An Afternoon in Santa Cruz, California
FILOLI Gardens in the Summer in Woodside, California
Who knew Filoli Gardens could be just as spectacular in the summer as at in the spring? This year I found out how gorgeous this garden can be even in the summer.
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