Me in Melange

I might just Ebelskiver myself out of my dress....

   See this cute little pan.  This cute little pan might be the end of my wardrobe as I know it.  This little darling is an Ebelskiver pan.  Ebelskivers, for those of you NOT in the Danish know, are this little balls of delicious goodness that are like the combo of pancakes+danish+donut.  In short, they are good...real good.  Well, I thought I would buy myself my very own Ebelskiver pan so I can make these for Christmas.  I found a bunch on Amazon, and now hold one in my hot little hands.  I just looked up the recipe, thinking I could make these little orbs of goodness tonight for "breakfast for dinner" night.  The recipes looks like this.....5 cups flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 teaspons salt, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 3 1/2 cups milk, 6 eggs....oh, and 1 1/2 cups HALF & HALF.  They were looking healthy right up to the very end weren't they?   I better wear my clothes quick while I can still fit into them :-).  Signed, ME {lv}

How green am I?

I try to be environmentally conscious, large SUV ownership aside, and I'm super excited about my new fruits and veggie delivery service I signed up for.  Every week they drop off a basket of fresh produce to your doorstep (doesn't that sound idyllic...basket, fresh produce, delivery).  For a mere $33 a week I get all the fruits/veggies I need, and that INCLUDES delivery.  The best part is that they are all organic, and from local farms in my hood.  I'm thinking that my carbon imprint has definitely, DEFINITELY gone down!   www.farmfreshtoyou.com is a service similar to the one I used (I used www.organicstoyou.org which is a local place someone had recommended).  They have a ton of different "baskets" to choose from, small to large, with a lot of variations of what you can put inside.  Fabulous isn't it?  Signed, ME {lv} 

Eating our way through San Fran...

My hubby and I just got back from a wonderful lil' vacay for our first anniversary.  We did a long weekend in San Francisco and then a few days in Sonoma, it was a perfect time filled with friends, laughter, and A LOT of food and wine.  I'm not kidding about the last part....San Fran is a serious foodie type of town.  And lucky for us we have some professional foodie friends who showed us the ropes.  Here's a quick rundown of my favorites, if you're travelling through you should definitely check these out...

NOPA (north of the panhandle) serves up urban rustic food and specializes in organic wood-fired cuisine.  And holy smokes... it was delicious!!  We split a wide variety of apps, entrees, and desserts from the menu, everything was fantastic.  And Nopa is known among the locals to have the BEST burger in town.

 

Next up was Universal Cafe.... we were actually seeking out sushi, but our plans were foiled when we realized there was 6 of us late on a Saturday with no reservations.  Oh well, no matter... this quaint place cleared out by 9:30, just in time for all 6 of us to get a table with no wait, although it would have been worth it.  They specialize in organic food, and once again we were happy (and full!) campers.

We headed up north (after a few more meals in San Fran, one of which was made by our friend who is a chef at the Boulevard... super swank, if you get a chance to go do not pass it up) and up to Sonoma.  What beautiful scenery... straight out of a magazine.  My cutie-pie husband had a few surprises waiting for me in that town, one of which was lunch at The Girl & The Fig.... yummm!  This whole town was so amazing, I would love to spend all of my time there!

It was probably the most delicious weekend I've ever had... the only worry now is whether or not my jeans will still fit. ;)  signed, me {CA}