Tonight I tried to recreate this amazing tapa I had a few weeks ago with the Guapas in Palo Alto. It consisted of prosciutto with melon balls sprinkled with chili salt… delithioso. This dish may represent the turning point in my lifelong protest against melons and their close cousins: squash.…
During the first week of May we took our first family trip. We haven’t gone anywhere for a week since James and I visited Machu Picchu in March of 2008. Cabins without indoor plumbing don’t count… This long-awaited expedition was to one of my most favorite places in the world,…
At our house, we talk a lot about Brakiki and Balilies… Nope, these aren’t tropical vacation destinations in Southeast Asia. Translation: broccoli and blueberries. Technically balilies are also strawberries, cranberries, olallieberries… well, all berries really. These vocabulary concoctions conjure images of Jake lounging on a white sand beach while I…
So I was talking to my dear friend Sarah a few weeks ago and realized that many of my posts probably could use pictures… I recognize that perhaps, at times, my delicate prose just doesn’t describe the less than delicate activities occurring primarily on my living room floor. Therefore, I’ve…
I love you well, my little brother, And you are fond of me; Let us be kind to one another, As brothers ought to be. You shall learn to play with me, And learn to use my toys; And then I think that we shall be Two happy little boys.…
Yesterday was May 1st– Nate’s two month birthday. He’s not even remotely little anymore, what happened? It also happened to be the day that the government announced they have finally killed Osama Bin Laden. And on the exact same night that the United States finally cornered its nemesis, Nate slept…
Last night after dinner we’re playing on the living room floor and Jake starts asking about jellybeans. “Mama, jellybeans go?” “Jellybeans? What jellybeans?” (I’m pretty sure I covertly emptied all jellybean filled plastic eggs into the trash during nap time… before they could be burned into his memory.) “No, Mama,…
As my mom put it after the Easter weekend extravaganza, Jake seems to have all the words he needs to communicate. I have to agree, there doesn’t seem to be any point he can’t get across… And you’ll know if he doesn’t understand you. He’ll either repeat back exactly what…
Yesterday we went to Nate’s 2-month doctor’s appointment, one week shy of two months. As I suspected, his percentile stats are very similar to his older brother and he’s right on track to becoming a real chunkster! Weight: 13 lbs 3.3 oz: 89.92% Height: 23″: 64.30% Head Circumference: 39.5cm: 46.81%…
Luckily this bunny wasn’t made of chocolate… otherwise I might have had to eat this little one for Easter brunch! Bunny Nate