From the yearly archives:

2009

Tour of Boudin Bakery.

by Allison June 24, 2009Travel
animal shaped bread

Day three in San Francisco was one of the highlights of the entire trip for me. We went to Boudin Bakery on the wharf for a tour of their San Francisco museum as well as their sourdough bakery. As it turns out, the Boudin sourdough starter, their “Mother Dough” has been around since the beginning [...]

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kids in the garden

by Kimberly June 24, 2009Family

Without fail, if I’m working in the yard, my toddler wants to work in the yard. With the big heavy grown up sized shovels and rakes. It quickly becomes frustrating for both of us, but he’s not content with the small plastic toy shovel I keep offering. Apparently, it just doesn’t get the job done [...]

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Nowali Moccasins

by Alma June 22, 2009Baby and Kids

My husband and I take very different approaches on socks. I have literally three pairs of socks. Mike has about fifty. At least. I go sockless (obviously) about 350 days a year—the days that I’m not wearing my favorite pair of knee-high gray striped socks. (The other two pairs of socks I own just sit [...]

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7 tips for your vacation diet.

by Allison June 21, 2009Travel
grill chicken breast

So I went on vacation. And gained at least eight pounds, of the non-muscle variety. I’ve made a lovely little list for you so you too can gain a full pant size while on your own summer vacation. 1. The first chance you get, find a Trader Joe’s and head to the frozen aisle. That [...]

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Meal Planning for Part-Time Vegetarians

by Vanessa June 19, 2009guest blogging

For almost two years we’ve been eating vegetarian or vegan twice a week and seafood twice a week. I guess you could consider us part-time vegetarians. Eating this way keeps us from overloading our diets with too much meat or dairy and cuts down on our grocery bill. It forces us to eat more fresh [...]

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recipe for homemade ice cream cake.

by Kimberly June 19, 2009Home

This is one of my hubby’s favorite desserts. Though it’s not the least bit glamorous or gourmet, it’s great for casual celebrations.  My mother often made it for my summer birthday or Father’s Day. It can be made completely or partially ahead of time, and requires zero baking skills. It hardly requires any skills at [...]

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guest blogger: vanessa brown

by Allison June 18, 2009guest blogging

It’s been a little bit of madness around here trying to unpack, remembering what time zone I’m in, and getting ready for this party! In all my de-vacationing haste, I totally neglected to introduce my amazing guest mama this week, Vanessa Brown. She’s already shared two posts with us, and as you can see she’s [...]

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unique San Francisco Americania hotel

by Allison June 18, 2009hotels
unique san francisco hotel

Day 2 in San Francisco: we checked out of The Argonaut and headed across town to the Americania Hotel in the SOMA district, a great place a little out of the touristy bottleneck. The Americania has the coolest, laid back, hipster vibe to it. When you check in there are free Jelly Belly’s for the [...]

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how to: make homemade finger paint.

by Kimberly June 17, 2009Family

My toddler and I tapped into our creativity to make some sweet Father’s Day cards this morning, each one original, finger-painted with love.  We both had fun and enjoyed the leftovers. A great little project for pre-schoolers. you will need: 1 small package instant pudding, prepared & chilled (for our bears, we used chocolate pudding. [...]

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