Food. Family. Fun.
It’s been a long time between posts. So let’s go to the highlight reel, shall we? Recently we were introduced to Fabrocini’s Italian Restaurant in Tarzana. Best chicken piccata I can remember. Little Toni’s in North Hollywood has great pizza–we… Read moreA Whole Lot of Food in One Post
So I’ve been trying out a site called Plinky, which purports to help with writer’s block by providing prompts for blog posts. The problem is that now I keep looking there for prompts, and have trouble coming up with something… Read morePlinky
When Mr. Sandwich and I were planning our honeymoon, I was assigned to a stressful project at work. I told him, “I’ve never really wanted the traditional beach vacation, but I really want a beach vacation. And I don’t want… Read moreBeach-tastic
I could read Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon over and over. I know because that’s what I’m doing. I’ve read it front to back twice, and the triple storyline makes it easy to dip in and out of a particular plot. Why… Read moreRepeat Offender
Get the Monte Cristo.
I haven’t posted much about books lately, which isn’t surprising–I don’t have the time to read that I once did. But I am enjoying Stieg Larsson’s books; I read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo before Baguette was born, and… Read moreThe Girl Who Read a Lot of Books
Much of my maternity leave is unpaid. Therefore I’ve been cutting back on the bimonthly salon trips in an attempt to save money. My brilliant idea? Going back to my old practice of coloring my own hair. Yeah. Brilliant. The… Read moreNeopolitan Hair
Looking for a place to gather together a couple, her brother, his wife, her father and stepmother, and an infant? Maybe you’d like to try Blue Plate, in Santa Monica. While Mr. Sandwich noted that the pancakes were fairly dry,… Read moreBlue Plate
Somehow my hair always seems a little dry and frizzy to me. I blame the encroaching grays. Regardless, I want it to be soft without being greasy. I can avoid greasy pretty easily, but in spite of conditioner, leave-in conditioner,… Read moreNew Favorite Hair-Care Product
There’s a new Whole Foods in town, and apparently it’s news to more than me–when Baguette and I showed up for the grand opening (the first 300 visitors got mini-baguettes)–a certain celebrity politician was there ahead of us, complete with… Read moreWhole Foods, and Baguette’s First Brush with Fame