Daily Food Prep
Category Archives: Food
Remember to Eat
I’ve never had a trauma like this fire before. I’ve also never been this low weight in my adulthood. It’s hard to remember to eat when I’m barely sleeping and I have so much on my mind, not to mention a lot of nightmares. It’s hard to create rituals when things are moving so fast and I have found I have so little control over my destiny, especially in this period of my life.
Dinner with friends at Buttercup
Vallejo has a Buttercup restaurant which we love. I find the booth dining charming and there’s a large variety on the menu.
Sadly, today would have been my mother’s 81st birthday.
Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Having been together almost ten years, five of those years have been as husbands. We ended up dining at Bella Siena in Benicia. It was surprisingly busy for the middle of the week.
Getting Ready for Photos with Santa
Great Thai food dinner with friends of Santa in Vallejo Friday night after setting up for Photos with Santa for Saturday morning.
February 2023 Vallejo Art Walk
Every Vallejo Art Walk (which is monthly and year-round), we make a point to stop in Anchor Pantry for specialty food items. it’s very vegetarian-friendly and has novelty items, which always keep our visits interesting. I love supporting local businesses and I really appreciate that they stay open late on Art Walk nights so we can explore their wares.
This pasta product doesn’t have an Italian name at all, but my daughter showed me this brand when she was at an Italian supermarket in the East Village of Manhattan years ago. I can’t believe it’s a thing, but yes, it is our last name! It’s very cool that they have it here in Vallejo too!
Hayden Crackers
Who knew? My daughter found these in an Italian specialty supermarket near Union Square. Even though I’m mostly Italian, these are the least Italian last named product in the place!
Food porn
Shando made homemade pizza with artichoke on an Italian roll with one of our crazy favorites, balsamic glaze. Amazing!
East Bay Bears Dinner
Shando had to work that evening, so I went with friends to one of our favorite Italian restaurants in the area.
A few days later, coincidentally, my colleagues at work and I, went to a bear-themed restaurant in Concord, so I had to take some a picture of the most iconic decor:
Shando and Joe’s Third Anniversary
After some anniversary shots in our house and backyard, we had a vegetarian meal in the lovely Rockridge part of Oakland at “Millennial,” and then walked over to this “home-made” (delicious) Smitten/Red Wagon ice cream place that we didn’t previously know about, with a diversity placard in the window.
