by niccolapiccola | Aug 15, 2014 | Baked goodies, books, cheese and wine
Hallelujah it’s Friday! I call today my half-day of work because I’m through teaching at one o’clock and free to get into trouble from then on out… until tomorrow morning when I work at seven a.m. at the Yoga Centre in SLO! If you’re up...
by niccolapiccola | Aug 11, 2014 | Baked goodies, books, gardening and plants
Oh hi there! Please excuse my absence last week as my laptop caught a virus (after an Apple update) and it had to go to the doctor’s office for a checkup. Don’t you know everything was erased… pictures, recipes, music… sometimes I hate...
by niccolapiccola | Jul 30, 2014 | cheese and wine, parties!, Quick dinner ideas, restaurants, salads
I love it when new restaurants open in town… it’s a rarity around here in the Nickel Cities but in Chicago, where I moved from, a new spot would pop up weekly it seemed! So when I suggested to Andy that we try out the new Comfort Market in the Village this...
by niccolapiccola | Jul 24, 2014 | cheese and wine, parties!, Quick dinner ideas
It’s no shocker that I love wine. I’ll take it a step further and admit that I’m obsessed with wine for it’s color, different varietals, how it’s produced, for the neat labels, beautiful vineyards, for food pairings, picnics,...
by niccolapiccola | Jul 18, 2014 | books, Quick dinner ideas, soups
Yea! It’s Friday! I just got home from a five mile walk to and from the library where I picked up a few books and an avocado (at the grocery store) for a recipe I was working on today. It’s beautiful out and my BFF Lynn and I are planning to sit on her...
