All Four Burners

We’re officially in preserving season! It’s May; there must be something to preserve where you are! In April, we rooted about in the best of winter’s leftovers! But now we can get down and dirty…and inspired! What is this month’s Can It Up ingredient? Don’t forget to read all the way to the bottom of […]

The heat wave continues! Today was slightly cooler than it was yesterday, but it was still 84 inside the house when I returned this evening. Thankfully, it ends tomorrow — and we’re on our way to Tahoe (for the 1st time, even though I’ve lived in the Bay Area since 2000), where it is decidedly cooler. […]

Oh my, why is it so very hot? It was well over 90 degrees today. Which meant that it was over 80 degrees inside my house, due to poor insulation, old windows, and lack of window coverings. After over 3 years of Matt’s badgering, I have finally agreed to spring for air conditioning…once we get new […]

April is finally here! There are always strawberries available in California…but soon they will actually taste good! Soon, there will be no need to make do, as with March’s fun, but decidedly unusual ingredient. I’ve also been scouring the markets for rhubarb, but none available yet. But it’s only a matter of time until it’s […]

Winter is finally upon us…at least in the Bay Area! This is more rain than we have had practically all winter, though it’s only a small dent in the drought. But I’m happy for the bad weather since the unrelenting good weather had become rather boring. And complaining about the cold (you know, highs around […]