An Introduction to Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture – Part I

An introduction to the Spanish Colonial Revival style of architecture including famous Southern California examples

An Introduction to Hollywood Regency Design – Part I

A historical exploration of the interior design style we know as Hollywood Regency from legendary designer William Haines through contemporary...

An Introduction to Hollywood Regency Design – Part II

A historical exploration of the interior design style we know as Hollywood Regency from legendary designer William Haines through contemporary...

The Seven Elements of Hollywood Regency Style

These in my mind are the seven big ideas to take away when you think about how to achieve a...

The Lady Golfer’s Bag Check

In golf, as in life, it is the follow through that makes the difference. Dr. Seuss One of my planned chores this weekend was to clean out and re-stock my golf bag. I had a […]

“Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread. Without it, it’s flat.” Carmen McRae Crispy on the outside with a soft moist interior. Wow, our assignment this month was a big winner! Our June […]

Reader note: I liked this bread so much that I decided to try it again and experiment a bit further with the ingredients. The results were fantastic, and I’ll append the post below with the […]

Here is a bit of trivia for you. Our April baking project was for an Alsatian Onion Pizza. If you’re not familiar with this charming region in the North East corner of France, it […]

“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight…” M.F.K. Fisher, The Art of Eating Our Bread Bible Bakers project for the […]

If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you know that I do love to bake bread (I like to eat it too!). As much as I love freshly baked bread some recipes take more […]

The Jim Thompson House and Museum is a must-see destination. Now there’s a new house museum also worthy of a visit — The Nai Lert Park Heritage Home.

Finding my juice-spiration, or how I’ve expanded beyond carrot juice. Sharing some of my favorite books for inspiring combinations.

How about pie for dinner? An update on my quest to improve my pie baking skills as well as a quick review on tools and a book full of dinner pie recipes.