by Paula Maack
A couple weeks ago, Tony and I started a diet, eliminating gluten (mainly wheat and rye flours, and products containing such) and sugar. We still eat fruit, and certain sweeteners like honey, maple syrup, stevia, and agave. We are also attempting to eat six small meals a day, and follow the principles of food combining and the [...]
… I launched this blog. And what a fun time it has been!
How quickly the months have passed! And, in that time my readership has grown from a handful of devotees to thousands of readers a month. I have connected with long lost friends, and have even made a few new ones, and look forward [...]
Last month, while thousands of people lined up hoping to receive “Great American Food” at nearby Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View only to be
tragically let down, I found myself craving a quintessentially iconic American food item that was not included on
the menu, which was put together by
Ed Levine of
Serious Eats.
For some reason, I just couldn’t get [...]
Sometimes the best made plans are laid to waste and you just gotta be spontaneous, think fast on your feet, and go with the flow. Such was the case last weekend, when we were unable to make it to our destination for dinner and fireworks on the Fourth of July, which I had arranged for months in [...]
Marzipan Cherries at Miette
Miette is French for the word “crumb”. Is is also the name of three darling cupcake and candy shop outposts located in San Francisco. One in the Ferry Building, one in the Marina, and the one I visited last weekend in
Hayes Valley.
I have been a fan of
Miette for a while [...]
