Category Archives: Life
Day to Day Life: Week 15
This week looked like this: Garlic rubbed sourdough toast with peppery egg and chives. So good. Brown eyed boy. Silas’s mom shared the pickled quail eggs she’s been pickling… delicious. Company for chips. I baked a surprise birthday cake for … Continue reading
Day to Day Life: Weeks 12, 13 & 14
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. I thought about skipping two weeks of Day-to-Day posts, but alas… I’m opting for this route instead. Three weeks worth of photos (while the number of them may seem overwhelming, they’re the … Continue reading
A Series of Skies
Like I mentioned earlier this week, we are on the road, heading towards sunshine. Heading towards warmth that Southern Oregon isn’t offering yet. We are in San Francisco for the evening, heading to Santa Cruz in the morning, ultimately winding … Continue reading
Day to Day Life: Week 11
This week looked a bit like this: Blue skies for days… At times when I’m missing Kauai particularly much, my insides crave noodles. Saimin, specifically. When I first left the islands for Oregon to go to college (on The Mainland), … Continue reading
Day to Day Life: Week 9
The past week looked a little like this: Whoa, buddy. I’m not sure why, but when it came to food this week, all that ever sounded good was breakfast. And burritos. To wrap up breakfast in a burrito for dinner? … Continue reading
Vegetarian Moussaka
My family has always been largely into music. Growing up, my dad played the French horn, piano and sang in various ensembles. My sister had a knack for the piano and was a percussionist throughout high school. My brothers both … Continue reading
Day to Day Life: Week 8
This week looked a bit like this: Morning smoothies include raw oats that have been soaked overnight, a handful of fresh blueberries, a couple small bananas, peanut butter, and a bit more vanilla almond milk. Very reminiscent of this smoothie. … Continue reading
Day to Day Life: Week 7
This week looked like the following: I had forgotten what it’s like to go through the car wash until this week. We decided to go through all the books in the downstairs part of our house. Twelve or so shelves … Continue reading
Shrimp and Crab Étouffée
Babe, that’s the real thing! is what my Southern born and raised, then West Coast transplanted, husband said as he ate this étouffée (eh-too-fey). Étouffée is a Creole or Cajun dish generally served with some kind of shellfish (most popularly, … Continue reading