My good friend Jim Purpura visited again in March from New York (it was actually Easter Weekend) when he was in town for work. We had brunch at Cafe Flore.
Category Archives: Holidays
Second Big Island Trip (Kona and South Point)
Our second time to the Big Island we stayed for New Years in a big mansion on Kona, although our designated area was just a part of it with the pool, we were given access to the rest of it, which turned out to be great for New Year’s Eve. The dry side of the island had some of our favorite beaches with turtles and amazing sunsets. We had fun enjoying that entire side of the island in a convertible.
Xmas at Joe and Shando’s
Official Xmas Shots and Video
Xmas at Mom’s house
Thanksgiving in Granite Bay
Accidental Cake
Happy Halloween! I was organizing my spices and shelves and saw that I had some ingredients that I wanted to use up so I thought I’d document how I made a cake for the first time in my life completely UNINTENTIONALLY! I tried to read the instructions, but just didn’t have the patience to do it their way, so….
I put virgin coconut oil in a cake pan. Manually mixed 3 packages of cinnamon muffin mix, added (I don’t really measure, because I”m Italian) about 5 teaspoons of extra white flour, 3 jumbo eggs, one cup of milk, a few teaspoons of cinnamon, a few packages of chocolate chip oatmeal. Baked at 400 degrees for 16 minutes. I took this picture and then I sprinkled a little more cinnamon on top and applied vanilla icing on each piece individually.
The muffin-ish cake is amazing! It’s not even over-the-top sweet, but the moisture and thickness is divine. I’m sure I could probably not have this kind of luck the rest of my life, but it was great to use up those ingredients and at least for now we can enjoy something very tasty for the holiday.
Family Visit on Independence Day
Pink Saturday 2014
Father’s Day
Had brunch with my daughter and son-in-law in Berkeley. Shando and I later went on a schooner ride from Sausalito (a belated birthday gift of his). It was a glorious day. On the schooner I got to see Angel Island up close for the first time ever. There are also some great shots of downtown Sausalito where we stopped for coffee and gelato, as well (with Italian tourists even).
