After days and weeks of solid good rain here in Northern California, we finally see some sunshine 😊🌞. It seriously feels like spring – Not! Birds are chirping as if it is spring, little do they know that rain and cool temperatures are coming back very soon – within a few days 🌧.
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Feta Cheese Bruschetta with Thyme & Red Onions
I was invited to a holiday tea back in December at my dear friend Radhika’s place and what a fun time we had. Radhika’s home was beautifully decked for the holidays and so warm and welcoming that I just didn’t want to leave on this cool winter afternoon.
For tea Radhika had made a delicious warm feta cheese bruschetta. Here is a look at this simple yet decadent winter-inspired tea. Continue reading Feta Cheese Bruschetta with Thyme & Red Onions
Rest In Peace Pea. We Will Miss You.
Remembering Pea at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.
Hi folks, for those of you following my blog for a while, you may have read my story on our fun trip to the Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya last summer. Continue reading Rest In Peace Pea. We Will Miss You.
Celebrating Hanukkah with Friends 2016
Every year our friends Dave and Rose invite a few of their friends to celebrate Hanukkah with them. It’s always a fun dinner party and a chance for friends and family to get together over the holidays with good food and good company.
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Sixteen Memorable Stories & Images of 2016
Happy New Year!!
Wish you and your families a wonderful new 2017 filled with laughter and love.
I read many stories and articles, and watched TV and videos in 2016. Some stories were inspirational, memorable or informative that they stuck with me. While some stories made me ponder the world. And then there are those stories, photos, and little video clips that just made me smile or laugh. To celebrate the end of 2016 I have included sixteen (and a few more 😉😊) wonderful articles, stories and images of events that happened in 2016. I hope you enjoy these uplifting stories and that at the end of this post you will have learnt something new and have a smile on your face 😊. This post is long, but the stories are fast reads, and I’ve included links to the original articles so you can read the articles in their entirety. So grab a cup of tea, sit back, relax, and enjoy a fun read 😊. Continue reading Sixteen Memorable Stories & Images of 2016
Roasted Hazelnuts & Cashew Granola
This is the perfect granola to have as an afternoon snack with a cup of coffee and it’s the easiest to make. With simple ingredients you already have in your pantry this granola can be made in a jiffy.
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Broccolini Pasta with Garlic & Red Chili Flakes
This pasta is so chock full of veggies that you get an equal amount of veggie and pasta in every bite.
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Movie Reviews Anyone?
School is out and if your kids are like mine they will be binge watching TV as if they have been starved of TV all their life, with each kid on their own computer watching a streaming show or one watching TV and the other on the computer. Either way, they are watching TV till their eyes bulge red and they look like they haven’t slept in days. How can we as a family of five watch at least a few movies together over the holidays? How can we pick movies that all five of us who are decades apart in age agree on movies that all of us can watch together? Continue reading Movie Reviews Anyone?
Rani’s Goat Cheese, Apple & Honey on Cracker
Creamy, tangy, sweet and crunchy this little appetizer tastes surprisingly gourmet.
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A Victorian Christmas in Nevada City, California
We discovered this little town of Nevada City, California when I heard about it from my friend Radhika.
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