Bodega Bay to Jenner – and a Simple Salad with Shrimp and Quinoa
A day trip to the Sonoma Coast, and a simple salad with shrimp and quinoa.
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Leaving Los Angeles
Leaving Los Angeles, and the house I have loved for the past 17 years.
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Goodbye 2013 – Hello 2014
Saying goodbye to 2013, and looking forward to a new phase of life – in a new home – in 2014.
read moreMy (Slightly Uneasy) Visit to Oak Alley Plantation
Expecting to do a nice, easy travel post about a beautiful antebellum home, I was unprepared for the uneasy feeling I left with after the visit.
read moreHow California Changed the World of Food- and Influenced Your LA2LA Chef
Early 1970’s California chefs changed what and the way we eat.
read moreThe Krewes of Tucks and Iris, Renee the Stray and Brandy Milk Punch
I am so happy to share this Mardi Gras Day memory guest post, written by kindred spirit and southern food blogger, Lynn Stallworth, of Another Marvelous Meal.
read moreMardi Gras, Mom and a Love of Beauty
Carnival season in New Orleans, is about creating beauty, not for a national audience, but just for those who partake of it.
read moreVisiting New Orleans- Xavier University Chapel and the Height of Tourist Season
Attending the dedication of New Orleans’ Xavier University’s (my mother and father’s alma mater) newly built Katharine Drexel Chapel, at the height of tourist season
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