Spotlight

I’m not a front and center person. I enjoy the view from the back of the room. My struggle lately is one of direction.So what else is new?Which way should I go? Am I going the right way? Should I be here? Should I go there?Maybe its because I’m a Cancer. Like a crab, I…

Anticipation

It seems singles, couples, parents and assorted others have the same or similar issues when it comes to eating at home. They are either too busy to cook or simply hate to cook. They have amazingly high tech kitchens that get no play (except the microwave). I live in a building of singles and child-less…

The Buffet Is Closed

During the final quarter of 2014 I committed a dietary sin every day of the week. 1.  my cheese addiction took hold of me2.  potato chips were my best friend 3.  I fell off my daily juicing habit4.  Mexican takeout5.  Thai takeout6.  Chinese takeout7.  chocolate, chocolate, chocolateThe bright side is that my diet was exemplary the first…

True Confessions

It’s a new year and I must confess that I failed in my year end resolution. I was supposed to stay away from my most favorite food from October through New Year’s Day.EPIC FAIL….but who cares? Overall,2014 was a good year. So much so, that I gave myself permission to indulge in my favorite things…

Who Needs Cheese

I have a new gastronomic obsession.I never thought I would live to see the day but something has become as dear to me as the beloved curd.Salsa.I am unable to go a day without it.So good.So fresh.So hot.….and oh so spicy.The best part is I can whip up a big bowlful of salsa in a…

Say Cheese

I’ve had to take a step back from my most beloved of indulgences. As much as I love bread, and I do love bread. My real and true love is cheese. there is hardly a thing that I can think of that I would not do for a fine bit of cheese. I don’t know what…

Simple Pleasures

A little brie goes a long way….

What’s Eating Me

Why are we most hurt by the ones we love?The horrific virus that I am finally almost free of has lead me to an unexpected but not unfamiliar place. There is nothing like a respiratory infection to make a cheese, bread and something sweet lover run for the hills.In this case the hills would be…

(Vegan) Reading Is Fundamental

My trainer is anti-veganism and anti-vegetarianism. She is concerned that I will not get adequate protein on a vegan plan, even for a short period. She also doesn’t believe I can go without cheese for more than a few weeks. I must admit she had me there.With her sage advice in mind, I’ve come up…

Market Day…L.A. (pt.1)

I have it from reliable sources that Paris has had a not so fantastic summer, on the weather front. It has been tres mal as they say. This knowledge has filled me with more than my usual bit of arrogance as I spend yet another day in the glorious Los Angeles sunshine. I’ve not counted,…