LIfestyle of a Styled Life
This Sunday, again, I wanted something great for breakfast that I could cook here at home. I decided to make another quiche, but this time with quite different ingredients from the previous one. The last quiche I made had smoked trout and tomatoes (in addition to the basic quiche components). The one I made this past weekend had caramelized onions and pancetta. Another winner, I am happy to report! The quiche was sweet from the onions, but also had a slight salt flavor (not too … [Read more...]
My mom had a thing for hankies. Flowery, lacy, embroidered, monogrammed -- she loved 'em all. You see, they're such a simple pleasure: feminine, old-fashioned, and practical all at once. When she passed away a few months ago and my sisters and I had to sort through her things, I happily commandeered a dresser drawerful of the little dainties. You ought to always carry one, she would tell me. You never know. … [Read more...]
A few weeks back my friend Heather brought me to the San Francisco premier of the Disposable Film Festival at our venerable Castro Theater. I didn't know much about the event but I immediately accepted because Heather's totally cool and would never invite me to something lame. http://vimeo.com/62719574 Turns out the Disposable Film Festival has been around since 2007 and was created "to celebrate the democratization of cinema made possible by low cost video technology: everyday … [Read more...]
I had dinner last night in a San Francisco version of a French restaurant. By "version" I am referring to the way San Francisco "interprets" food from other places and makes it its own. This is one of the things I love about San Francisco -- how people in all professions are rewarded for thinking outside the box, but especially our massively talented chef community. I really do think this is unique to SF. I have been to a lot of places and have never had food better than here. Sorry, … [Read more...]
Mr. MikaLane recently came home with some new gym shoes, something he does every few months or so. I've learned it's not unusual for guys to refresh their sneaks a couple to several times a year. Myself, I don't need workout shoes -- yogis practice barefoot. So I found I was clearly out of the tennis shoe/trainer trend when he brought home his second pair of NEON shoes. I did a bit of digging around and found this trend isn't even that new, just new to ME. … [Read more...]
What IS the story with Hermes scarves? My Elle came in the mail today with a promo mini-magazine stuck to it with that roll-y, gummy glue. Said mini-mag consisted of a very nicely done multi-page ad for Hermes scarves. This ode to Hermes seemed like an odd match, promoting the staid, country clubby Hermes scarves among the edgy fashion-forward Elle magazine crowd. Yes, Grace Kelly, famously wore one as an arm sling back in the day. BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. So I did a little … [Read more...]
Last Sunday morning I woke up STARVING and wanted something really good for breakfast. My usual Egg Beaters with low fat cheese was just not gonna cut it and for that matter neither would my tastiest Greek yogurt with fresh strawberries. Unfortunately my budget told me it wasn’t the best time to go to a champagne-fancy brunch so I knew I was on my own. I closed my eyes to imagine the most delicious breakfast I could and settled on: QUICHE! … [Read more...]
I've been stuffing my face with "sweet mini peppers" the past couple weeks. Until recently I'd never really eaten them and in fact rarely ever even saw them around. They are some sort of hybrid sweet pepper and are grown in California and Mexico (the bag mine came in was marked Mexico). If you can get them in your area I highly recommend trying them. They are sweet, crunchy, and oh-so-sassy. … [Read more...]
Vegetarians, you might not want to read this.... My sister Kathy does not like to "meet her meat." Her husband is an occasional hunter and when he brings home his prey, it has to hang in the garage for a few days. While there, she steers clear. Never having been faced with a similar situation, since people in San Francisco go to the grocery store for their meat, her panic makes me laugh. But I'm starting to see it her way. … [Read more...]
It doesn't seem appropriate to post the usual "life is beautiful" material today, not given the tragedy at the Boston Marathon. I know I don't have to tell you how precious and fragile life is and I'm sending all my love to folks in Boston today. Be well. … [Read more...]
