I Cheated on My Partner than ate at Gitane
Last night I cheated on my boyfriend and I’m sick to my stomach just thinking about it. Shame, shock…bulimia; words can’t describe what I’m feeling. And the worst part is that I have no idea…
We Almost Broke Up in the Middle of a Lowe’s
Don’t ever buy a house. It may seem like the ultimate purchase and that “one” investment that you’re supposed to make—but it’s not, not at all. For those of you thinking it’s the same as…
It’s Soup! Not Menopause!
I was never a big fan of soups. Aside from matzo ball soup of course. But I don’t really consider that a soup. It’s more of a baseball-sized dumpling with broth-like gravy and maybe some…
Who Doesn’t Love A Packrat?
Jonathan thinks I’m a packrat. And I disagree. Because naturally I always disagree with him until I’ve decided whether or not he’s right. And if he is, and only if, I’ll let him know once,…
Cooking Class in Chiang Mai Part 2 of 2
To read the first part of this Chiang Mai story, Part 1 of 2 After a few hours of picking over the Chiang Mai market for the ingredients we needed, we piled back into the…
Golden Globes Braised Beef Short Ribs
The other day I happened upon my new favorite store in San Francisco: Spice Ace on Steiner Street. Jonathan and I were just walking Eddie to get a bath when I realized the spice store…
Unexpected fabulous dinner in Koh Samui
Since I’ve fallen behind in my updates from the trip I’m going to post in the past-tense moving forward….just go with it. So we arrived on Koh Samui (Koh is Thai for island) in the…
Kale Mushroom and Pasta Soup
One of the advantages of living in the Bay Area is that our CSA (community sourced agriculture) service runs all year round. Which is awesome, but that also means that in the fall and winter…