Posted in Saratoga, tagged food, plumed horse restaurant, Saratoga, wine on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
For Mike’s birthday we went to the Plumed Horse in Saratoga. It recently re-opened after a lengthy remodel. The lodge like decor has disapeared and has become ultra modern. The dining area is fairly small. There are ~17 tables packed into a single room. It looks like there will be more areas to dine but [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts, Tasty Tips, tagged food, Michael Chiarello, napastyle wine club, wine on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
If you’re looking for an inexpensive wine club to join I urge you to consider Michael Chiarellos NapaStyle Wine Club. Mike and I have been members for 1 year and are extremely happy with our quarterly shipments. We receive the Cucina club which includes 6 bottles (red & white) from around the world for $90! What makes this club [...]
Posted in Food Prepared @ Home, tagged beef stew, food, one pot meal, pot roast, sunset magazine on March 25, 2008 | No Comments »
We finally made a one pot meal. The Feb 2008 issue of Sunset magazine titled “slow-cooked comfort” had a recipe for Smokey Beef Stew.
The preparation was fairly easy and it was all done in a single pot. I love that! The main ingredients included a 4lb beef chuck, smoked bacon, potatoes, onions, carrots, chipotle chile powder, smoked [...]
Posted in Los Gatos, tagged breakfast, eggs benedict, food, los gatos cafe on March 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I had heard that the Los Gatos Cafe was one of the best breakfast joints in the area. We finally made it over last weekend. It is located on the end of the main drag in LG near highway 9. You probably would never notice it unless you were looking for it. It is a diner [...]
Posted in Food Prepared @ Home, tagged food, napastyle, orange roughy on March 14, 2008 | No Comments »
In an attempt to eat more healthy (during the week) Mike and I have been feasting on tons of white fish. Last night we tried orange roughy. We decided to cook on the grill so we placed the fish in some foil with a drizzle of evoo, lemon slices and a sprig of rosemary and thyme from the garden. I tossed [...]
Posted in Palo Alto, Random Thoughts, tagged california, cupcakes, new store, Palo Alto, sprinkles cupcakes on March 6, 2008 | No Comments »
My prayers have been answered…THIS summer Sprinkles Cupcakes is opening up in Palo Alto. It’s not my backyard but it’s closer than LA. I’m truly excited. It will be at the Stanford shopping center. Start your diets now!
image © sprinkles cupcakes
Posted in Los Gatos, tagged food, nutella, sweet pea's cafe on March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here is another shout out to a local hot-spot. Sweet Pea’s is a small cafe in Los Gatos. We go all the time for lunch especially on a nice day because most of the seating <if you can get one> is outside. The sandwiches are delicious. They use a lot of fresh ingredients. My favorite is the [...]
Posted in Los Gatos, tagged Fleur de Cocoa, food, hot chocolate on March 1, 2008 | No Comments »
As I flipped through the Feb. issue of Sunset Magazine I saw an article entitled “What to do in Northern California in February”. They list Fleur de Cocoa in Los Gatos as having a uber-licious hot chocolate. How could I not want to try that?! So I did and it was screaming hot, super thick, [...]
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