We FINALLY made our first trip to Livermore wine country this past Sunday. It’s across the bay, inland, hot, dry and an entirely different kind of beautiful. But the hills, they are a hilly. We’ve never biked climbs like these before. Miles of uphill, relentless gravity, baked in what feels like the Sun’s frying pan. […]
Well, well, well, if it’s not our old friends, Lynn and Christian Knaak… As some of you may know, at the turn of this month Lea and I moved into a new townhouse rental. At the same time, our friends who lived in the same apartment complex, Lynn and Christian, moved out of the building, […]
Lea and I have a few blogs we follow, two of which inspired Lea to create her own fusion of Greek Chicken Burgers. Greek Turkey Burgers – http://iowagirleats.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/a-mediterranean-dinner-opa/ Chicken Burgers – http://choppedonion.blogspot.com/2009/08/two-way-chicken-burgers.html Before I get to that, however, I’m going to change up my standard blog post format. Instead of waiting to talk wine until […]
Well my last post seemed to generate a little buzz, which is exciting! One question I get a lot is, “What was in the box?” Is the suspense killing you?! Maybe I’ll tell you and maybe I won’t. I’ll start by telling you about our morning. While our anniversary was technically on Sunday, Lea had […]
It has been one steep, at times surprising, always gratifying, glorious year since Lea and I each said, “I do.” Of all of our 6.5 years together so far, none compare to this one. There has been some underlying shift that seems to have happened where everything is starting to fit into place. It […]
Sunday was a scorcher, folks! What better way to revel in it than by kicking up the dust on a dry trail in the mountains? That’s just what we did. About 20 miles south of us in Santa Clara County is Monte Bello (Translation = Beautiful Mountain) Open Space Preserve. I reckon we did about […]
Morning, surfers! JP finally got his own board, and she’s a beaut. 8’6″ of precision-shaped foam core, wrapped in layers of fiberglass, cloth and epoxy resin. And she’s already making friends on the roof of JP’s car with my board. Ahh, so sweet. So, naturally, we had to break her in in […]
Before you do anything else, play the video above, and then start reading. Now, what’s tonight’s post about? Dinner. Surprise! Specifically, Baked Chilean Sea Bass served over a bed of Tortellini and topped with Roasted Golden Cherry Tomatoes. Next question – where did we find this recipe? Keep reading to find out. […]
Dahlia from JP’s Backyard Ahhhh…ok. Thursday – almost Friday, which is almost the weekend. It’s about this time that I need a little weekend love. If you’re feeling it, here it is! Last Sunday. Nothing out of the uzsh, but a good day none-the-less. Late that afternoon, JP picked me up and we […]
All right! I can’t take the pressure from my little brother any longer! Let’s put our wine glass down, push our plates back—it’s time to blog… For the past two weeks, I’ve attended UC Davis’ short course for wine marketing. Besides trying to appear as young college students, our focus was on the economics […]
