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Recipe: cucumber shrimp rolls

My dearest Barbara,

We’ve never met. But we are friends. I checked Google Maps and they say you are a 13,804-mile trip from my house in Colorado. But you really aren’t so far from me.

Did you know that while my house sits at 8500 feet above sea-level and you live on the waterfront, I still look up to you?

In Google’s directions to your place, I have three segments of kayaking several thousand miles across the Pacific Ocean. And every stroke would be worth it.

spring clover in california

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Recipe: earl grey tea cookies

We had a wonderful upslope that delivered nearly a foot of fresh powder on the local hill and a half foot at the house. All of this WITHOUT WIND. That’s quite a feat for our area as the wind is almost always an ever-present menace. However, it was cold. I am talking *ass cold*.

that’s probably off a few degrees

Jeremy and I spent the morning skiing and enjoying all of that wonderful powder as it continued to rain down on everything. After a while it did get mighty chilly seeing as it was 6°F in the parking lot (that’s -14°C for the metric world).

kaweah checkin’ out the snow

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Recipe: beef tenderloin wraps

It’s December and I am officially in what I call “shit pants” mode because there is an overwhelming amount of stuff to get done. I’ve been spending a lot of time in the kitchen and so far I’ve burned my hands twice in two days. I am on a roll, baby!

there’s the beef: tenderloin (salted)

Well, party season is here whether you like it or not. Hard for me to say if I like parties or sit down dinners better. I guess I like the intimacy of a sit down dinner because you can have a nice conversation with a few people versus the social butterfly flitting from one guest to the next – getting only 15 minutes tops with each guest. That said, I like parties because it’s a great excuse to make tons of little foods.

grilled rare

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