Yearly Archives: 2009

I bought new sunglasses on sale at Macy’s last weekend to replace my missing pair. Here’s the secret: shop in the men’s department. Not only are the sunglasses cheaper, they’re also not decorated with the extra gold, rhinestones and big logos usually on women’s glasses.

This song came on last night when I was at the gym for my first ever spin class. I had imagined that the class was going to be some sort of torturous, masochistic bad time…and it turned out to be something like that but also a lot of fun. Anyway, I love this song because…

Ick to crashing computers. Ick to this economy. Ick to a one bedroom apartment in this city still costing over $800,000 and to taxes and to Monday reds in general. This close-up photo of the salt cellar from my Viennese silverware set soothes the soul. The adorable spoon is only about 2.5 inches long. Basically,…

Mmm…the food for this party was tasty and easy. The perfect combination for my tiny kitchen with only about a foot of counter space. We started with very simple appetizers to go along with our margaritas: salted pepitas (pumpkin seeds), almond and jalapeno stuffed olives and blue potato chips from Trader Joe’s. You can’t go…

As bad as it is for the drought situation, I have to admit I’ve been loving these winter heat waves. We had more fantastic mid-70’s temperatures which puts the whole city in a good mood. I started the weekend with the “Feast Fit for an Architect” dinner party. Mmm…this was probably the best food I’ve…

Preparing the night before always makes a dinner party more relaxed. Last night, I dressed the pork loins in garlic and oregano, made a cilantro pepitas salad dressing, stuffed peppers with cheese, baked brownies, peeled jicama and set the table. Unfortunately, none of my standby damask tablecloths work with my wedding china. So I went…

I think after seeing Sasha and Malia bundled up at the inauguration, we all want to wear Crew Cuts! Claire wrote in with a request to replicate one favorite in particular: I totally envy some of the outfits J. Crew comes up with for little girls. I wasn’t dressed nearly so cute as a munchkin.…

We had our LAC party for January on Tuesday. It was a really great one! Alison invited us over for a night of video games with the girls. And she welcomed us with some delicious food: cheese straws made with a smoked spicy cheese, white bean bruschetta, brie with crackers, dried fruit and Pac Man…

Friday’s party is getting closer and I have a pretty good menu worked out in my mind. The theme is “architectural nuevo San Diego” aka: fancy mexican food. Starters: Pepitas and other little snacks, maybe some fruit with chili powder Tres Equis beer, pomegranate margaritas on the rocks Salad: Stacked salad of julienned jicama, apples,…

The search for a perfect wedding venue continues. Jean and Trent were thinking about renting a house in Tahoe, but the logistics were getting out of control. Here are a couple more places that are in the running: Hacienda de la Flores – In Moraga and a current favorite (thanks Logan!) Jardines de San Juan…