1. Things We Do and Say
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

... beautiful patch of land outside Santa Rita hills near Buelleton. A great place to invite friends and have weekend picnics. Okay, it's not really my vineyard and those aren't strangers but my f...

2. Christmas and New Years
(LIFE/Latest)

...d that - i had been planning a New Year's eve party featuring all kinds of dim sum we'd been making on the weekends - now that was awesome! Our guests brought plenty of food and fun and it was a succe...

3. Catching-Up Before New Years
(LIFE/Joie de Vivre)

...end, i'm very intrigued by stand up paddle boarding which people were doing over at Ledbetter's beach last weekend... perhaps i'll have a few new hobbies when summer rolls around. ...

4. The unexpected weekend.
(LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

So it was another happenstance weekend where the bits and pieces of chaos finalized into a kick-ass, land-of-plenty, show-me-the-money, moments of delight day; a great day. It was a slow start after t

5. The Lazy Roaster
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

It's true. I was sooo lazy this weekend that i didn't want to roast my last 1.5 lbs of green coffee beans separately (1/2lb each of Rwanda Butare Bourbon, Classic Italian Espresso Blend, and Puro Scur

6. I am a junkie
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

This weekend has been a highly caffeinated experience since roasting a blend of Zimbabwe Dandoni Estate and Sulawesi Toraja. I couldn't' stop drinking it! It's a caramelly, deep toned syrupy coffee wh

7. The first rule of "Dinner at Itsy's" is we don't talk about "Dinner at Itsy's."
(EAT/DRINK/Today's Menu)

...d yap. Still, knowing this, people come over... and I happily put them to work. I felt like ravioli's this weekend and that of course means inviting the fabulous G over for dinner, well, because someo...

8. Cold Brewed Coffee
(EAT/DRINK/Foodie Research)

...ething cold and caffeinated, but being me, i refuse to buy roasted beans when i can burn up a batch on the weekends. ...

9. So ya wanna cook a Zuni Chicken?
(EAT/DRINK/Beyond Words)

Isn't he divine? This was last weekends Zuni Chicken dinner guest. Vernel was discovered after delving through the chicken display until i found my nice petit 3.5 lb friend. He was salted then herbs f

10. Billy the Backyard Bug
(Archived/LIFE/Wildly Facinating)

...told - i took way too many photos of him or her. It was impossible to resist! He appeared during last weekends planting and repotting frenzy, quietly sitting on the new begonia, and repositioning...