My Favorite Ingredients
Alors ... today is a famous day on the calendar of The Dolls, and that is the day before Thanksgiving. We three usually meet at Suz’s...
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La Vie en Magenta
Angel Food: Nana's Sicilian Rice Dressing
Our grandmother’s “stuffing” for Thanksgiving turkey is probably one of our most precious family heirlooms, so I’m sure you understand...
What I Did for Halloween
The foto above is what my precious little Renata did for Halloween. This is not an occasion in France, yet she is familiar with the...
Medicine Woman
This week I made a list of what I call my Boatload of Inspired Actions that I would like to complete, easily and effortlessly, before I...
Big Fat Greek Love
Years ago, I was told by a psychic that I had had many past lives by the sea, in Greece. This may have explained why, when I was very...
Angel Food: Fantasia in a Bread
In 2024, I intend to publish my second cookbook, which is titled Angel Food 2nd Edition: Love Made Visible on the Plate. Until then, I’ll...
Brioche et du Beurre
When I was in France this summer, my little love Renata was often by my side at my homes in La Rochelle and Les Sables d’Olonne. One of...
I Have a New Angel
Many, many years ago, my parents went with an adoption social worker to observe a little boy playing in the park with his two sisters....
Classical California and Ave Maria
September is Classical Music Month, and it makes my heart so happy to share this story! For years I have had a passion for classical...
In Neverland, with Renata
Neverland, noun. The experience of timelessness, pure joy, heaven brought down to earth; typically attributed to being with a precious...
Oh my Goddesses ~ I've Published a Book!
Bonjour encore! Let me first say a couple of important things! One, I have so many more stories to tell that have not yet made it to...
A Seemingly Excellent Adventure
It's 4th of July and, Ah oui. So I’m in Les Sables d’Olonne now, a very sweet seaside city with a huge harbor, and a ferry that takes you...
Sababa, La Rochelle
One of my favorite things to appreciate on the planet, is that humble chefs around the globe are kind enough to share their very special,...
Recipe for Market Pasta
For my French summer, I love eating lighter meals for dinner. The fresh pasta I buy at Le Marche is very delicate, so it makes for a meal...
Le Marche La Rochelle
You had to know that I would need to wax poetic about this market right away ... and, I promised my wonderful new friend Germaine that I...
Bienvenue a’ La Rochelle ~ Welcome to La Rochelle
La Rochelle is about 3 hours from Paris by train, and it feels like a world away. My first impression of this beautiful harborside city,...
Wise and Beautiful Women
Why was I not surprised that my entire long weekend in Paris – my entrée to a glorious summer in France, and very unplanned by the way -...
Sacred Sunday in Paris
One of my favorite Life practices, for many years now, is Sacred Sunday. This is the one day of my week to just BE, not DO. It’s about a...
Romancing Summer 2023
Waouh (French for Wow), I’m back in France! I had to call this series something romantic, just because I still feel like I’m in love,...
Coffee with Mama
This is Mother’s Day. I got to thinking about a story I wrote years ago, about how I never finish a cup of coffee. This habit dates way...
Santa Barbara
Debby has become such a dear friend in addition to my writing coach, and we’ve been immersed in each other’s lives - here on earth - for...
The Twinny Retreat
OK first let me please first explain what this title means ... Twinny is my very dear friend Paige. She was one of my mama’s most...
Seated at the Young Men’s Table
As a Chef, Food Tour Host, and my mama’s daughter ... I have had the privilege over and again to be of service - and to just be kind - to...
“Honey, I’ll take it from here.”
Yesterday I did not feel well. I think my fabulous Wednesday Family Table knocked a little wind out of me. I spent my Thursday in...
Ooooh …. Micro Greens!
As a Medicine Woman, I wonder if I really want to say out loud that I really don’t know that much about micro greens. Today I had a...
My Wednesday Family Table
And so … I had read something wonderful in one of my very favorite books in the world, Simple Abundance, by Sarah Ban Breathnach. Sarah...
Letting Life Love Me
One way I am letting Life love me right now is …. one of my favorite recurring journaling prompts. I’ve even shared it with my new...
Resuming My Yoga Practice
It was deliberate that I didn’t add Finally to that title. No one really needs to know that it’s been forever ago since I last practiced...
Feeling a Little Bit of France in Redondo Beach
So yeah, it’s been a nice week. Today it is pouring rain. I had a very early hair appointment for a blowout and came home, turned on the...
Arbolita
Well, there has finally been a little sunshine here at the beach. I went to Café’ Bonaparte this morning and sat outside at a table half...
Rain in Redondo Beach
It’s a strange phenomena, this. The last time I saw rain in Redondo Beach was on one day last October before I left for my trip to the UK...
Costco Run with Antoine and Nani
This Costco Run reference is something that would typically never, ever appear in a story of mine, especially if it referred to me doing...
Missing My New Homeland
Well, I wish I could say that after my first, fairly good night’s sleep since Friday night, I feel entirely different than the Short Fuse...
Short Fuse
The last time I remember using this reference after an extended stay in Europe was when I returned after a glorious month in Spain and...
Winter-to-Spring in Redondo Beach
Returning to greater Los Angeles after most of three months in France wasn’t easy-peasy for me. It was a winter of much rain – very, very...
17 Fevrier 2023 – My Last Night in France, for Now
Having to leave France. I didn’t want to even think about it and, my last day and night turned out to be quite special and so worthy of...
Love Letter to France – part 3
France, ma Cherie ~ here are some more of the ways I just love you, not necessarily in this order … I love that Paris has happy hours. I...
Love Letter to France – part 2
France, ma Cherie ~ here are some more of the ways I just love you, not necessarily in this order … I love your Le Marche’ and market...
Love Letter to France – part 1
During my stay in Bayeux, one day I was ever-so-cozy in my warm apartment, and I began to think of all. the ways I really loved France....
Le Moulin de la Galette
One of my first days in Bayeux, I took a walk when there was frost on the ground, on the trees, and on the little wooden bridge near the...
14 Fevrier 2023 – Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is my favorite holiday. It’s been about 20 years since I lost track of the commercialized must-have-a-soulmate to...
13 Fevrier 2023 – La Banque Postal
The only reason I thought I’d have to visit the French Post Office, would be to buy stamps for mailing postcards. That – the postcards -...
9 Fevrier 2023 – Today’s Tiny Little Joy
It’s likely that no one else – that I know of – would do a trip to France the way I’ve done it. Perhaps no one else would spend their...
8 Fevrier 2023 – Normandie Apple Sauce
For a couple of weeks now I have been swooning over French cooking magazines. They’re brimming with so many recipes, all of which I want...
7 Fevrier 2023 – Tuesday Lunch Out at Le Bouchon
When I was in Paris, I deliberately held back from dining out often. I tried it a couple of times, and maybe because it was Paris – the...
5 Fevrier 2023 – On Endearing Myself to France
Pinterest and I once spent a lot of time together. I popped back over there this lazy Sunday morning. Not surprisingly, lots of pins...
4 Fevrier 2023 – Le Jour de Marche’ (Market Day)
Something I’ve realized about my time in France – and not surprising at all to me - is that my days and weeks, are centered around food....
3 Fevrier 2023 – A Morning of Doggie Love
In Bayeux, dogs are allowed in cafes, and some spend their days in their persons’ stores. They’re made to feel very welcome when they...
2 Fevrier 2023 - I Speak Crepes
2 Fevrier (February) is National Crepes Day in France, how fabulous is that! The foto above was a gift from my neighbor, Chef Justine -...
1 Fevrier 2023 – Ferme’ (Closed)
This was a very interesting time to come and explore the exquisite city of Bayeux, in France’s Normandie region. This is all on me, by...
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