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Race Recap: Nike Women’s Half Marathon
Being a Supporter and Spectator at NWHM For the first time in my life, I was the spectator at a race. Last Sunday, I got up before dawn, struggled to find an open coffee shop in suburbia (thank you, Peet’s of Castro Valley for opening at 5:30), and drove to the city to set up shop […] Read More
Race Recap: Stadtlauf Nürnberg
Stadtlauf Nürnberg: A Half Marathon in Bavaria Here it is: my belated race recap. Cut me some slack: two weeks on the road with limited wifi and a huge workload kind of puts a crimp in the blogging. As you may recall, just a few short weeks ago I was concerned that I wasn’t even […] Read More
Birthday Oatmeal
Baked Blueberry Oatmeal There’s a tradition in our family: on The Husband’s birthday, The Assistant wants to make him breakfast. Never mind that The Husband doesn’t actually eat breakfast. It’s the thought that counts, right? This year, The Husband’s birthday fell on a school day, so we needed to pick something relatively low-maintenance to prepare. […] Read More
Homemade Mozzarella
Mad Millie Italian Cheese Kit Last Christmas, I searched for a gift for The Husband Who Wants Nothing, and discovered this: the Mad Millie Italian Cheese Kit. It was met with much fanfare, much excitement… and much gathering dust for half a year. But finally — FINALLY — Mad Millie emerged from the box. And […] Read More
Cold Peanut Noodles
Peanut Noodles Will Taste Even Better Tomorrow It was one of those days: we had some friends coming over, but the timing was uncertain. It was going to be sometime after a birthday party but before a soccer tournament and what, exactly could we serve that wasn’t time sensitive? Cold peanut noodles. (Fortunately and somewhat […] Read More
Perfect Skirt Steak
Alton Brown Skirt Steak on Coals Sure, you’re thinking that I’m going to give you the recipe for a grilled skirt steak, right? Sort of. This recipe — if you can call beef, salt and coals a recipe — doesn’t actually involve the grate for the grill. If you haven’t yet tried Alton Brown’s steak […] Read More
In Memory of Nana
Remembering I suppose that every family has a primary and secondary set of grandparents. My mother’s parents were the ones that I saw daily. They lived around the corner and there was an endless stream of phone calls, drop-ins and involvement. It’s not that I didn’t see my father’s parents — at the very least […] Read More
Birthday Season: Key Lime Pie
“Key” Lime Pie Every year, The Assistant and I make a fun cake for The Husband. A few years ago, there was the sheet cake that was carved into the shape of a goldfish cracker and iced in an artificial cheddar color. Then there was the year of the collapsing s’mores cake that was […] Read More
Not-Completely-Authentic, Yet Still Delicious Paella
Homemade Delicious Paella Let me start by explaining that I don’t have a paella pan. I’m not Spanish. I don’t have access to Spanish chorizo or jamón serrano. The Assistant doesn’t eat seafood. (Are you still with me? Good.) I wanted to make something interesting for The Husband’s birthday. He’s long raved about the Super […] Read More
My Third Fix
My Third Review of Stitch Fix I’ve talked about my two previous shipments from Stitch Fix here and here. Here’s what I got. Item 1: 3/4 Sleeve Popover Blouse This was interesting. I liked the color, but there was something about the sleeves that just weren’t quite right. When you’re tall, if the 3/4 sleeve doesn’t […] Read More