The Wednesday Files (San Francisco & Santa Cruz)

Day-cations.  They're a thing.

And luckily for us, we live in a place that has plenty of places we can spend a day out in.  Like San Francisco.

Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes. 

Everybody needs a little bit of big city in their life every once in awhile.  We hit up The Stinking Rose (which is the place to eat if you a garlic lover like myself) and then went to see Beach Blanket Babylon with some friends.  Sure, we all stank during the show, but we laughed.  A lot.

Straight-up-garlic-in-a-bowl.  With parsley.  I seriously need to figure out the right proportions and make this at home.  And then maybe paint a wall like this:

In case you didn't know already, I love color.

LOTS of color.

I also love seeing signs of life, whether they are familiar to me, or not.

Like I said, everyone needs a bit of big city in their life.

And the beach.

I think we need the beach a little bit more than big city, though.

And maybe some burgers.  (Or portabella mushroom burgers, if you are like me.)  With sweet potato fries.  And some to-die-for ceviche.

Give me that garlic spread and this every day and I would be one happy happy woman.  A stinky and happy woman.

Whatever -- stinky and happy sure beats sweet smelling and grumpy.

Oh man, I ate some good food this weekend.  We have been fueling up on leftovers the past few days, but it is time to also get some good food coming up in our kitchen.  Like tomato and ricotta pizza.  Or some baked eggs in leeks and bacon.  It's going to happen.  Watch for it.

Trash the Dress - Pam & Austin

It has been over a week since I have posted.  It has probably been that long since I have done something fun in the kitchen.  Sure, we are eating (of course) but I think I am recovering from the October Unprocessed.  I loved it, don't get me wrong, but I also love pasta with pasta sauce, stuffing, and other really easy and yummy foods.  So yes, I have been taking it easy in the kitchen, but I have not let my creativity just float away on the wind.  I have just directed it in other ways this week.  See for yourself.

Trash the Dress, San Francisco Style

What a fun day!  These two love birds have been married for one year and wanted to take pictures in their wedding clothes one more time before they got packed away for good.  She, being Brazilian, is not camera shy at all, which made my job so easy!  And he was such a good sport, doing whatever we told him to do :) 

Now I want my husband and I to have fun pictures like these.  I love being the behind the lens of the camera, but I am thinking I need to find a way to be on the other side for once...