Cable Car Museum
We loved checking out the (free!) Cable Car Museum a few days after our arrival in SF. It was a great introduction to what is, in my opinion (and certainly that of my children), the most fun form of public … Read More
Bookstores in SF
We stopped into several bookstores during our time in SF.  We lived just a couple of blocks from the infamous City Lights bookstore. City Lights wasn’t the most kid-friendly bookstore in the world (a fairly small children’s section, and, at the … Read More
Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39 & Ghiradelli Square
Might as well get the touristy things done first, right? This day, we walked by Liguria Bakery to pick up some fresh focaccia, down to Pier 39, by Fisherman’s Wharf, and ended up at Ghiradelli Square. From there, it was … Read More
Joe DiMaggio Playground and North Beach Library
Our first day in the city, some friends texted to say that they were checking it out the Joe DiMaggio Playground and would we like to join? So I looked it up and when I realized it was only about … Read More
Thin Mint Chocolate Tart
How was your Pi Day? We had a party and there was much pie and good friends. What more could one want? Nothing, there is nothing more anyone could want. My mom has her master’s in math, so Pi Day … Read More
Blueberry Banana Chip Bread
(First things first…happy happy birthday to my witty, ambitious, kind, gorgeous sister!) Confession time…I’m not always a ginormous fan of banana bread. I know! Evil. They’re just usually too…banana-y? I don’t know. Anyway, this basic version of this was the … Read More
Top 10 Essentials of a Vegetarian Kitchen
When we were putting together our registry before getting married, I was inexplicably thrilled to register for a melon baller. I have no explanation for this. In the nearly 6 years we’ve been married, I think I’ve used that thing … Read More
Sweet Potato Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Until this weekend, I’d never before put chocolate chips in my pancakes. It was…life changing. I mean, HOW had I not put chocolate chips in my pancakes? Maybe not the brightest crayon. These were delicious. A little lighter than with … Read More
A Chocolate-Themed Vegetarian Valentine’s Menu
This afternoon, I finally sat down and constructed my Valentine’s Day meal plan. I’m kind of ridiculously excited to steal Mel’s idea this year of having a little family candlelit dinner. I think the kids will be stoked. There’s a … Read More
Citrus & Coconut Oil Snickerdoodles
A couple of weeks ago, I was attending a bridal shower. We had a few errands to run in the morning, but I figured we had plenty of time until the afternoon shower. Until I remembered I had offered to … Read More
Roasted Red Pepper Pizza Sauce
I’ve mentioned before that we have homemade pizza most Friday nights around here. We tend to keep things pretty standard with either a basic tomato sauce or pesto. We had some red bell peppers sitting around last week, though, so … Read More
S’mores Brownies
We are the luckiest and have a fireplace in our place and maybe it’s our favorite thing about our place. It goes without saying that we eat a lot of s’mores around here. It took me a while but I … Read More
