Over the last three nights I’ve consumed about a bottle of Nadeau (Paso Robles wine region) 2000 Zinfandel “Olde Vines”. I opened it in Cambria with J and suckled at it for two nights, ending in Oakland by myself and half a bottle from this afternoon into this evening. I’ve forgotten most of what I [...]

Last night I became suddenly inspired to make use of the perfectly ripe pear in my produce bowl (living with three other people, I keep my own produce bowl so that items I’m planning to use aren’t mistaken for “use it if it’s ripe” items), and made a fantastic short bread crusted ricotta pear/apple tart. [...]