We go out for Indian food at least once a week for lunch. I love the zesty flavors and spices used in Indian Cuisine. So, the other night I craved a peanuty flavor in my home cooking and naturally turned to this site for a good recipe to try:
There is not enough time in anyone’s life to experience all the things the world has to offer. In this case…
I took the train from Sacramento to San Francisco on Sunday, after I went up to the area for a small break from the freezing cold temps in my neck of the neighborhood – by the ocean, where its been foggy and ugly, and pretty down depressing with all-time grays. I tend to forget how the weather plays on my mood, and during the summer months in the city, I find myself not at all inspired. So, I escape once in while in search of sun, green, and colorful flowers. In this case up to the Sacramento-Roseville area, well technically further into the country, for some sun and to hang out with my favorite dogs – dogsitting. Normally I drive up, but this time I shared a ride with someone going up there, and then took the train back. Along the way, I snapped a few photographs. which I enhanced to more dramatic hues and sharpness, again craving colors. I figured these photos would keep me going through the foggy nonsense in San Francisco until early …
The first time I tasted lavender was near Aix Provence, France. There was a shortbread cookies infused with slivers of lavender. At first I didn’t really like it, but after a few days of eating a cookie or two a day with a great cup of coffee, I grew accustomed to the taste. The next experience with Lavender was – at Zero Zero Restaurant in San Francisco, where they have this amazing dessert bar that you can pick and make your own ice cream sundae and more. I chose the lavender ice cream special they were having that day. And since then, I indulge in what I considered to be something that is an acquired taste. Not everyone is fond of lavender in cooking. Anyway, here we are now and I have to say, I am yet again intrigued by this recipe, and will surely make it for the Sunday morning breakfast with the hubs – yes – in the middle of my renovation, I do plan to bake 🙂 – minus the white chocolate …
Living in San Francisco and working for a techy company, you can pretty much go to work wearing jeans and a T-shirt everyday and no one cares. Which is a refreshing option from the suit and stocking days when I worked for a financial institution. I’ve been asked why I don’t model my fashion here on RawSilk&Saffron, and I have to say it’s mostly because I am completely camera-shy – so I figured I should show you what my fashion sense is in other ways: {photo source here and here}
I titled this entry as London 34, because according to this article there are 34 beautiful places in London that will make you book a flight just to go see them. Funny thing is I stumbled upon a few of these places without really knowing about them when I explored the city without a guide or a map. I’ve added them here, and for the rest please go there:
The season for me to consider all things fashion has arrived here at RS&S and with it, some of my picks for Marchesa Fall-Winter 2016-17 gowns galore.
I’ve been craving the strangest of foods lately. For example bbq ribs and salad. Mascarpone over fresh peaches, guacamole with slivers of fresh jalapeño, lots of watermelon and salty cheese, and finally tuna soaked in fresh squeezed lemon juice. Not all mixed together mind you. But that’s been my cravings, and no I am not pregnant. So, naturally my eyes lit up when I stumbled upon this amazing recipe I consider a meal more than a snack or appetizer:
Finally made it to the country for a few days, where I was shocked to see the moon, the first night. It’s funny how we take things for granted until it isn’t there anymore. In my case, due to the crazy heavy fog in San Francisco, I haven’t seen the moon since early May. So you can imagine my amazement when I lay in bed Wednesday night and saw the moon shining across my room. Besides that fact, during the very hot hours in the day in this neck of the woods where it’s not smart to be outdoors, I got online (of course) and found these interesting topics:
This past few days I’ve stayed away from my computer, shifting my attention to rolling up my sleeves and getting dirty, painting, varnishing, running to Home Depot, and changing my mind on everything I started out with my renovation ideas, did a 360 and now back exactly to where I started – in terms of colors and style and removable wallpaper. (I’ll explain later). You know the term, you live and learn. Well, this has surely been the case with this project, discovering along the way, many, many difficult obstacles, delay what I envision happen by a few extra days. Naturally, I’ll share the before and after soon enough, But for now, I just want to say, I’ll be missing from here again for a few days, to finish up what I started so I can go away for the rest of the week to the country where the sun is shining and the grass is truly green, and the sky is blue compared to what the heck is going on this brutal cold-summer in …
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