Leftovers recreated
Leftovers from last night’s special dinner were a delicious basis for tonight’s salad. BBQ chicken thighs paired beautifully with corn (cut off the cob), rainbow carrots and jicama (from the […]
By the grace of Goldberg
Tonight the Nosy Parker family celebrated Mama’s miraculous milestone with some very dear friends. With the help of our friend Lisa and her incredible rose garden, I turned our backyard […]
New favorite chips
Today my friend Goldberg introduced me to my new favorite chips. They’re sweet plantain chips and they’re amazing! I can’t seem to put the bag down so they’re today’s #OneGoodThing! […]
Goldberg at the Golden Gate
Today’s #OneGoodThing is the long-awaited arrival of one of my best friends! Goldberg flew all the across the country to stay with us for 3 weeks and I’m so happy […]
Beauty in a friend’s garden
Today was one of those days with several #OneGoodThing contenders. The Nosy Parker family enjoyed an impromptu Thai dinner with our dear friend Lisa. Before dinner, Lisa gave us a tour […]
Vision Come to Life
This is our second summer in our new home and we’ve been enjoying setting up our outdoor living spaces. Since we moved from living near the beach, we decided to […]
Flowers adorning our doorway
Today we picked up some beautiful hanging flowers to brighten our doorway. Bonus: they were on sale! Mama has already gone to the door to visit the flowers several times […]
Our new railing
Our new safety railing was installed outside our back door today and it is wonderful! It is now so much easier to use that entry/exit point. Last year we had a […]
Manna from Trader Joe’s
Last summer I discovered manna from heaven — in the summer fruit section of my local Trader Joe’s market. Angelcots, also called white apricots, have a very short window of availability. I […]
Baking with Bobbie
Today I got to learn how Bobbie makes her famous Mandelbrot (like Jewish biscotti). Though she’ll happily share her recipe, a one-on-one lesson in her cozy kitchen is a much […]
