Oh, what a long day. It’s already half past midnight and I’m still bursting at the seams — I ate quite a lot at my aunt’s Xmas party. You know I’ll be hitting the stair climber hard this weekend! Anyhow, I’ll be taking a few days off from my blog. I have …
While my aunt ordered Chinese food for our holiday feast, we were in the mood for something Danish, so we brought dessert from Copenhagen — Copenhagen Bakery, that is. My favorite of the bunch was this Santa-decorated Petit Four, a short-dough cup topped with a rich and sinful chocolate mint mousse.
One thing I love about the holidays is good food with good friends. Last Friday, I met up with my old college buddy, JeanCarl. We had lunch at the Burger Joint in Burlingame where we had a fine time catching up and whenever we get together, there are lots of yucks. …
Yesterday was one of those days that could only be fixed by an almond croissant and a tall glass of nonfat milk from Rigolo Cafe. And the only dining companion I could bear to talk to was my San Francisco street bird/bum friend, Blackie.
Masonic Street is on my route to Japantown where I buy all those Fudge magazines and Doodle Books. There’s not much to look at, as streets go, but now and then we find a sweet Victorian Lady tucked in among the liquor stores and apartment buildings.
It has been really cold here in the Bay Area. I really felt it for the first time while walking the dogs, wishing I had worn my gloves and a pair of fuzzy ear muffs. And look! There was frost on our lawn this morning, which is pretty remarkable considering our usually balmy weather. I [...]
