by Amy | Apr 30, 2019 | Home, My Family, Yummy
I did not go to architecture, urban planning or design school, and my Pinterest boards are all pictures of cake, so I feel entirely unqualified to take part in this kitchen renovation, even though it is my kitchen. In the past week, I’ve had to choose a height...
by Amy | Apr 23, 2019 | Home, My Family, Yummy
I’m writing to you while sipping coffee I brewed in the garage and snacking on the Costco trail mix that will be a staple of my diet for the next three to a million months. The kitchen renovation has begun. Raise your hand if you’ve ever watched one of...
by Amy | Apr 16, 2019 | Home, My Family, Yummy
Dave and I are not renovation people. We chose our home because it seemingly needed nothing done. Everything was tasteful and up-to-date, including the small but cute kitchen boasting a suite of Viking appliances. Unfortunately, those appliances had a secret suicide...
by Amy | May 30, 2016 | My Family, Yummy
Until recently, I would have told you that my most unusual job experience was working as a street vendor on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, selling tie-dyed t-shirts from a shop called The Wizard of Odd that said things like, “When the going gets tough, the tough...
by Amy | Mar 9, 2016 | My Family, Yummy
We visited friends who have a lemon tree growing in their backyard. Our 5-year-old, Viv, was given a paper grocery bag and the instruction to “just pick a few.” So naturally, we came home with 34 lemons. It was very important to me not to waste these...
by Amy | Jun 3, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood, Yummy
Do you remember last fall I was so excited to bake for our first preschool bakesale? Then came one of those freakish fall heat waves we have in southern California, and by 5 minutes into the bake sale my chocolate-dipped pretzel rods had melted into a sticky mess. ...
