chef shop

 Bernal Cutlery is not exactly right up my no-cooking alley, but yesterday I accompanied Neighbor Jen there as she was picking up lots of gourmet items and studying the many knives and cook books and this-and-thats. Husbando would have LOVED this store, and I did appreciate the displays and knowledgeable workers and beautiful items and since I know so many people who love to cook, I shall return. Valencia Street, where else?

busy week with time for...

After our Sunday lunch we walked from Zuni to Valencia Street to
checkout the strange and wonderful Stuff store. Two floors of used
items, all for sale. It's a treasure trove and always a lot of fun. (On
Friday I will recap this Foodie Festival birthday week and other stuff.)

every 40 years or so

goodbye, old workhorse

hello, new beauty

Well, those Kenmore® appliances certainly do last. Our old stove was a
double oven and they don't make those anymore, so we'll be getting a
microwave too, for the first time. Joining this century, by golly. Husbando
had the nerve to ask me if I thought I'd feel more like cooking with the
new Kenmore and of course we all know the answer to that. And yes,
that was a rude question on his part. It has a self-cleaning oven so he won't
have to do that nasty chore anymore and thank God I never had to.