I bought these beets at the farmers market over the summer and didn’t know what to do with them so I made a beet and goat cheese salad with candied walnuts. It was SO DELICIOUS. YUM. Highly recommended. And the fresh beets were easy too cook and delicious. I made the dressing that they included [...]

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With the warmer weather upon us, we’ve been outside exercising more and not really into the heavier meals we enjoyed during our winter hibernation. What we’ve been digging is a well-made salad for a meal, but salads can get really repetitive and boring if you’re not careful.
Our issue has [...]

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San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco
I’ve been in San Francisco and Mountain View since yesterday for work. Last night, I was lucky enough to meet up with Susan and Allison, who I haven’t seen since they moved to San Francisco. Other times I’ve been out here for work I’ve either been to busy with work [...]

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Crispo, Chelsea, Manhattan

Alden, Jeff, John :: Crispo, Chelsea, Manhattan

Meat Equipment :: Crispo, Chelsea, Manhattan

Roast Beets, Pickled Onions, Goat Cheese :: Crispo, Chelsea, Manhattan

Salmon with Lemon-Roasted Potatoes :: Crispo, Chelsea, Manhattan
Last Thursday was our last dinner with the group while we were all out in New York. Jeannette had suggested Crispo as one of the options [...]

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Here are some things I made for our BBQ on Saturday.

Tomato Basil Torta
When I lived in San Diego, a friend of mine would take a chunk of goat cheese and dump some basil or red pepper pesto on it for an instant party dip. I was Googling these ingredients online and found this recipe. It [...]

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