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Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas Give us your dreamers, your harlots and your sins Laaaaaaaaas Vegas…Didn’t nobody tell you the house will always win? You woke up in the rusted frame, Burned out old Deville Your legs are shot and they’re flushed with pain, But you can’t keep them still The sun sets and you’re afraid, Of the itching in your skin You stumble down the boulevard, Of neon encrusted temples You’re looking for the grace of God, In the arms of a fellow stranger Disciples hand you catalogues of concubines, As you stumble down… Read more >

If you caught on to yesterday’s hint, it’s true, I am in fact in the City of Sin. Rather than post while I’m here in Las Vegas, though, I’ll simply direct you to what was happening last year (and many years before) on this very important day. Happy Birthday Husband! Time to celebrate  🙂 Now back to the NCAA tourney.  For those of you who have filled out brackets, who do you have going all the way?

Of all the companies at Expo West, I think I was most excited to meet Maddy (and Alex) of Love Grown Foods.   Not only had I seen their delicious granola around the blogosphere, but I was familiar with their story – and both made me want to support their mission and help spread the love. As the wife of a start-up company that’s still in it’s infancy, I’m a big fan of the way they dedicated themselves to their business and created success without compromising either the taste of their product or their principles…. Read more >

Kyle typically makes dinner for himself on school nights because our schedules rarely overlap at dinner time.  Sad, but true.  Good thing the boy can cook.  But when we are both around on weekends, I enjoy being a good wifey (and making my husband a good meal).  That said, sometimes we are super busy and making a home cooked meal is a low priority.  It’s times like these that I turn to the pantry.  However, just because I choose to take a more simple route, doesn’t mean it has to be a crappy meal.  Annie’s… Read more >

After such a positive response from my dad’s guest post on wine pairings, it was easy to convince him to do a follow up.  Here is hippie-pops again with more details on the family vineyard (plus a Healdsburg restaurant review). Elise’s grandfather Walt Dieden, 82, is the owner and resident of Dieden Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley (Sonoma County, CA).  He and my mother purchased the property in 1976 when they lived in Saratoga, CA, replaced all the vines and began farming Zinfandel grapes.  For years my dad commuted up on weekends to manage the… Read more >