Dana Point Harbor, CA MAPPING THE DAY All along the Pacific Coast, there are purveyors of fresh seafood. From Pike Place in Seattle to the San Diego Waterfront, fish mongers offer a bounty of local catches in season. Yes, fresh seafood is available at any supermarket these days. But it is particularly intriguing to go…
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Cold Soup on a Hot Day
Palm Springs, California MAPPING THE DAY When we lived in Lake Arrowhead full-time, Palm Springs was a welcomed getaway from icy streets and bitter cold in the winter months. Many of our friends and aquaintances from the mountain have a second home in Palm Springs. It’s the best of both worlds, summer in mountains, winter…
Hot Off the Griddle Flour Tortillas
Santa Fe, New Mexico Our RoadTrip dining experience at Maria’s New Mexico Kitchen deserves one more mention. The hot homemade flour tortillas rolled around green chile were simply stellar. We had never attempted to make tortillas. We were thrilled to find it so easy. Try Hot off the Griddle Flour Tortillas with any Southwestern-themed meal. [tabs slidertype=”images”…
Passions of a Painter Captured in One Dish
Santa Fe, New Mexico MAPPING THE DAY As we took in the story of her life and paintings, one word came to mind to describe Georgia O’Keefe: stout. She was bold, brave and determined. She was passionate, firm and resolute. At the Georgia O’Keefe museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, we learned about the…
Santa Fe Local Recommends Best New Mexico Cuisine
Santa Fe, New Mexico MAPPING THE DAY Spanish Pueblo Revival architecture, Native American villages dating back to 1050 AD, artists and writers, a large downtown Plaza, the state capital, a Catholic Church Basilica, throngs of tourists served by hotels, spas, shops, restaurants and bars, and stark landscape surrounding the city set the stage for…
The Secret Ingredient to All Recipes Green Chile
New Mexico MAPPING THE DAY For our week long RoadTrip in New Mexico, we drove from the Arizona border on Interstate 40 into Albuquerque, then north on Highway 25 to Santa Fe, the high road through Chimayo to Taos, then navigated on multiple roads and byways north and west to Farmington and Four Corners, New Mexico. …
Get a Kick from New Mexico Breakfast
Bernalillo, New Mexico MAPPING THE DAY On our RoadTrip through New Mexico in June, just north of Albuquerque in Bernalillo, we were delighted to meet KO’s long lost cousins for the first time. We were welcomed to their home, embraced with gracious hospitality and given the royal tour of Bernalillo and the greater Albuquerque…
Amazing Kids at Cooking Camp
La Jolla, California MAPPING THE DAY Kids Cooking Camp for 7 to 9-year-olds at the YMCA in La Jolla was inspiring, joyful and enriching. My daughter Margaret, who is a high school teacher during the school year, is spending her summer with some great kids this summer as a camp counselor. The Y has an…
Vegetables 3 Ways for a Luncheon or Supper Sandwich
Rome, Italy The trend for “Meatless Mondays” (an international campaign that encourages people to not eat meat on Mondays to improve their health and the health of the planet) and our personal desire to cut back on cholesterol and fat intake inspires us make Roman-style roasted vegetables a complete meal. Portabello mushrooms, grilled and sliced,…
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
San Francisco, California MAPPING THE DAY The city by the bay calls us back at least once or twice a year. Each visit is unlike the previous. Diverse neighborhoods, architecture, people, restaurants, shopping and activities fill each day in the city in a different way. LOCAL STORY A few years ago, we were drawn to…