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The summer season at Lake Tahoe lasted 13 weekends this year, and we managed to soak up an impressive 11 of them.  We’d sneak out of work a little early on Friday and shoot up the mountain ahead of the … Continue reading

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We ended up with a large bag of cherries after we hit the farm stands on our way back from Yosemite a few weeks ago which frankly weren’t so great after about the third day.  The weather turned warm here … Continue reading

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Well, I’ve just wrapped up my travel diary on Bali. Wasn’t it fun? Even I’m enjoying going back and reading about all the adventures I had there with my little sister, Kate. It was a trip I’ll never forget, and … Continue reading

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This salad combines beets — a vegetable that’s available nearly year-round at Northern California farmer’s markets, with two herbs I grow nearly year-round in my own garden.  I almost never buy herbs from the grocery store, in fact, because it … Continue reading

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My cousin Jill gave me Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything Vegetarian” recently and it’s become my new favorite thing.  Like, I leave it on the kitchen counter so I can read it while I eat my cereal.  I carry it … Continue reading

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