as part of my attempt to discover parts of the bay area that i’m no longer familiar with, i suggested on sunday to dom that we spend the day at half moon bay. having heard so many good things about it, i was expecting an abundance of stellar restaurants.
but my imagination gets carried away sometimes. [...]
norooz mobarak! it hasn’t much felt like norooz this year, probably because i didn’t get to visit my family on norooz (it had to fall in the middle of the work week), and there was no big chaharshanbeh soori celebration either. at least there’s still sizeh bedar to be had.
i didn’t make the requisite sabzi [...]
one of the best things about the bay area is that even if you’ve lived here you’re whole life, you can always find something new to discover. even if it’s been right under your nose the whole time.
take oakland, for example. i’ve walked around lake merritt, admired the view as i drove past many-a-time, and [...]
the weather has been amazing lately. so amazing, in fact, that dom and i went swimming last night. swimming! at night! in march! the uncharacteristic temperatures can only last for so long though; before i know it it’ll probably be nippy again.
so i share with you one very wintery dish and one very summery dish:
linguine [...]
i’m still behind on posting up what i’ve cooked lately, but at least i’m inching closer. i made these about three weeks ago:
peanut butter crunch french toast. it did not taste as good as it sounds. the bread was way too thick for my liking.
crab and herb fettuccine. enough herbs, but not enough crab.
cheesy zucchini [...]