I never was a Girl Scout, but I sure loved those Thin Mints. Being a family of immigrants, we never quite got into the whole Girl Scout thing, but a...
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I still remember that weird feeling of publishing something “on the internet” and getting comments and emails from complete strangers saying t...
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When I think about 2017, the main thing that comes to mind is that it was a year of high highs and very low lows. It’s in this spirit that I sha...
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Back in 2008 when Matt and I first got engaged, we had to tackle a few of the big questions that everyone does when they decide they’re going to...
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We arrived home to our city, eerily empty. Albeit, it was one o’clock in the morning, but ragged as we were, I couldn’t help but notice the ab...
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For the shrimp: 1 pound of shrimp 1/4 teaspoon of chipotle chili powder* 1/2 lime, squeezed 1 teaspoon of clementine zest (from 1/2 of a cle...
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* serves 6-8 1 cup of sugar 1 tablespoon of honey 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground nutmeg 1 cup of flour, plus more fo...
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I'm writing this on Mother's Day. The kids have gone to bed by now, and I feel tired, but so, so happy. That's kind of how most days go as a paren...
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You may not have not have noticed but last week was the first time in years that I have gone a week without posting anything to the site (if you e...
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Serves four 3 1/2 pounds of clams 1 tablespoon of butter 8 ounces of smoky bacon, diced 2 stalks of celery, finely diced 3 cloves of garlic...
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“Here comes the sun (doo doo doo doo)...” I find myself singing this song each morning lately as I wake up. It’s been an exceptionally wet w...
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The other day, I snuck a peek into my old life. I was headed to the dentist in downtown San Francisco, where I hardly ever go anymore. The streets...