Swim lessons always wear P out so I timed the 50 minute drive to my parents’ house accordingly. We left straight from the pool in Davis and patty-cakes slept the ENTIRE drive (!!!). He hates car rides nowadays so this was huge. I even took advantage of the drive thru Starbucks in Dixon. 🙂 After hanging out with my mom for a bit I made some lunch with leftovers in their fridge. My sister came over later and then I picked Kyle up from the Lafayette BART station and we got things going for dinner…. Read more >
Elise
December 10, 2013
avocado, big salad, chocolate, dessert, eggs, goat cheese, nuts, potatoes, root veggiesrecipe
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There was a lot of food in the house on Thursday. And the Wednesday before. Actually, the Tuesday before too! We set off for my parents’ house after I got my hair cut (finally!!!) on Tuesday evening, so by the time we got there P’s bed time had come and gone and he was not thrilled in the least. Fussy pants was quickly soothed by the heaps of attention he received once more relatives arrived. Family! The house was jam packed with people, so the 3 of us shared a room which meant sneaking in… Read more >
Elise
December 3, 2013
apples, avocado, chocolate, dessert, eggs, fish, goat cheese, granola, Indian food, mexican food, oatmeal, potatoes, pumpkin, root veggies
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I’m planning to do a (photo heavy) post recapping Thanksgiving later but I needed to first get this out there. Pie!! More specifically. Chocolate Pecan Pie!! My mom is a dessert queen. She’s known for her amazing cheesecakes and pies. My dad wants her to sell them, they’re that good. So it’s not abnormal for the Thanksgiving checklist to include four desserts. Occupying the top spots no less. Everyone loves a checklist right? Pre-baked beauty. The OG recipe. Chocolate Pecan Pie [adapted from Bon Appétit] Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (6 oz)… Read more >
Elise
December 2, 2013
bon appetit, chocolate, dessert, nutsrecipe
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It’s that time of year!! Family visiting. Fires roaring. And work is getting slow (enough) because it’s the holidays so everyone can get together. We were in Chico this past weekend for a wedding, a 1st birthday, and a new baby visit. So many happy things to bring us all together!! We arrived in town on Friday evening and only swung by the hotel for a hot second to drop off our bags (I stayed in the car because P was asleep in the car seat). Immediately after we went to see Billy &… Read more >
Elise
November 26, 2013
chocolate, chocolate cake, eggs, goat cheese, mexican food, potatoes, trader joe's
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For all the recipes I find in cookbooks, magazines, and blogs, I don’t make very many! I’d say they serve as inspiration mostly. My taste preferences usually then guide me in tweaking things to make them how I want them. But in the past few months I’ve been drawing blanks in my kitchen (I crave nothing and because of this I cannot for the life of me create menus in advance). So basically I have been (a) remaking my faves over and over (and over) again; and (b) (finally) making things I’ve starred from these… Read more >
Elise
November 15, 2013
butternut squash, cauliflower, chocolate, crab, dessert, eggs, fish, nuts, quinoa, salmon
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