My latest post for Joie de Vivre Hotels is a basic breakfast that’ll keep you going on the slopes or out in about in Lake Tahoe. One of JDV’s new hotels is the Hotel Becket, chocked full of rustic alpine …

Although the weather is turning today, for almost a week there we had actual fall temperatures – and it even rained! For like, more than five minutes. I have been saying it all season, but I love fall the most. …

It’s October. I am sick of the weather being 95 degrees, and I am ready to turn off the AC. At some point, the weather will oblige, but until then I am ignoring the weather and making soup every Sunday …

I made this salad last summer because I was missing grill food (hello shrimp!) but didn’t want anything to heavy (or hot, because let’s be real, it’s still August.) As yet another heat wave comes this weekend, I hope you …

I typically don’t eat a ton of tofu, because I am skeptical about soy products and because no one can make it as good as Rebecca, and now that she’s in London I have no reason. HOWEVER when Becca was …

So, now that I gave you something with chopped onion, I wanted to give you one of my favorite kitchen hacks. I am pretty sure that my friend Kelly taught me this first and it blew my mind. I still chop …

During the summer, so many veggies are in season and I want to eat it all. I also don’t really want to cook, because it’s so hot and I’ve got better things to do (like sit in the backyard drinking lemonade …

For my next JDV post, I wanted to give you a recipe for another awesome location – the Pacific Edge Hotel. This hotel, located in Laguna Beach, California, is a family fun zone located right on the beach. The rooms …

As you know, it doesn’t get that cold that often in LA, so when it does, I always want to make a big batch of soup and cozy up on the couch with tea galore. Well, this past weekend it …

El Niño is here. Rain is coming down hard, and the nights are cold. Normally at this time of year, Corelyn throws together a cassoulet and we have a magical couple of days and nights of leftovers. But now that …