Channel Islands from Elwood Mesa  Bluebird against the evening sky

From our apartment around 6 AM yesterday and today

A head of red lettuce with leaves so tight it looks like a rose. Dark green lettuce. Tiny turnips with their leaves attached. Broccolin...

After a long morning and early afternoon of birdwatching Sunday, we had lunch at OB Noodle House not far from the mouth of the San Diego R...

Del Mar -- a seaside community next to San Diego -- has its own small farmers' market on Saturdays. I was there with my f...

My lunch today: Tomatoes à la Provençale from French Cooking in Ten Minutes . (Think you see a diet coke? You're hallucinating.) Se...

Coeur  à  la Crème     My latest experiment with Pomiane's book French Cooking in Ten Minutes : a dessert called Coeur à la Crème. T...

A magpie in wine country Less than an hour's drive from Santa Barbara are many vineyards and wineries that welcome visitors. We dec...

In my little temporary kitchen here in Santa Barbara, I have decided to try out "French Cooking in Ten Minutes." Author Edouard ...

Shopping for herbs As we planned our trip to California, I looked forward to shopping at the Santa Barbara Farmers' Market again. Lo...

Kingman, Arizona Four long days of driving from St.Louis to the Grand Canyon and on to California meant four quick lunches. This gave...

Images of breakfast at two Best Western motels where we stayed All that driving! As we came from Michigan to California we spent three n...

We hiked several sections of trail along the rim of the Grand Canyon, including a visit to Hermit’s Rest, a historic building at the far end...