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Spaghetti Squash Mishaps

One of the vegetables we tried to grow this past summer was spaghetti squash – I particularly like spaghetti squash because it’s easy to make, yields a lot, and breaks into thin strands that are an excellent replacement for thin pasta or noodles. However, growing spaghetti squash was much more challenging… One element to growing… Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Mishaps

Woodworking – Tiny Chair

This past fall, we made a chair! It stands about a foot high and took us less than a week to complete. A tiny chair for a tiny person – my one and a half year old niece. We are not going into the baby furniture making business, but it was a fun weekend project… Continue reading Woodworking – Tiny Chair

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Steak Sauces

We don’t necessarily save steak for a special occasion, but I feel like having steak feels a little more fancy than usual. And when we’re trying to do a little extra to liven up our meals, a great sauce can really pull the meal together. I like experimenting with different flavors and textures, but I… Continue reading Steak Sauces

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Farm to Table: Zucchini

Zucchini was one of the easiest vegetables to grow – once it started there was a steady flow of about 1-2 zucchini per week. Having enough space is ideal because the leaves can get very large, but we were able to grow a plant that yielded about the same amount at my grandmother’s in a… Continue reading Farm to Table: Zucchini

Growing the Rainbow

Despite running into the challenges of beginner gardeners, the vegetables we were able to grow were rewarding beyond my expectations. One of my favorite things about our garden was how beautiful our harvests could be. This past summer we tried to grow carrots – in the end, they took a long time, took up a… Continue reading Growing the Rainbow

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Easy Salads for a Hot Day

Salads are one of my favorite summer meals – not only does it not require any cooking, but the combination crispy fresh veggies and acidic dressing is refreshing on a hot day. San Francisco’s weather is suited for soups and stews year-round, but this current heat wave with no air conditioning has triggered an immediate… Continue reading Easy Salads for a Hot Day

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Woodworking: Bookshelf Project

We finished our first woodworking furniture piece – a bookshelf! My partner did most of the work, but I’ll take the credit – we designed it to blend into our space and house as many books as we could (many are still in boxes!). With each design feature we chose, we learned a lot and… Continue reading Woodworking: Bookshelf Project

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Quick Getaway to Lake Tahoe

I feel very grateful that we live in a space that is big enough for us to live and work and be able to do our projects without feeling cramped. However, being in one place for the past 3 months with very little time outside our home and very little interaction with others is tiresome.… Continue reading Quick Getaway to Lake Tahoe

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Dresser Refurbishing Project

One of my projects is learning how to refurbish furniture or household items that we can customize to fit our space, look nice, and hopefully be more affordable (part of our house decorating goals). So we bought this old, worn out dresser in January or February of this year at a garage sale, with the… Continue reading Dresser Refurbishing Project

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