Lost and Found
Have you ever felt like you were too late to make your mark on the world? Like the market you are trying to get into is so saturated that yet another voice amidst the crowd couldn’t possibly make a difference? read more…
Just Do The Thing – A Guide to Being Productive
In my natural state, I am a lazy, comfort-loving HGTV addict. I often prefer to lounge around on the couch watching an episode of Property Brothers over… well… getting up and doing anything else.
But when I’m in my productive mode? read more…
Let’s Make Mini Apple Pies!
It’s commonly known that all desserts are better in mini form. Perhaps it’s that the smaller, more adorable portion is endearing, or it allows you to try a wider variety of sweets at the tea party you’re hosting. In any case, it’s best to grab your muffin tin and your mini spoon and get baking – because these mini apple pies are the perfect addition to your afternoon. read more…
Let’s Make Marinara Sauce!
I know what you’re thinking. Why make marinara sauce when you can buy so many different varieties in a jar at the store? Here’s my simple answer in the form of a question: wouldn’t you rather have homemade chocolate chip cookies than store-bought ones? There’s something magical about controlling exactly what goes into your food, no matter if it’s sweet or savory. You can use this sauce on spaghetti, in homemade Turkey Spinach Lasagna, on homemade personal pizzas… Yeah. This stuff is as versatile as it is delicious. The best part is that it doesn’t take too long, and it gets you the bragging rights that every cook is after – you made every bit of this meal from scratch. read more…
Subscription coffee is here – and it is glorious
In a perfect world, coffee would flow from the heavens endlessly into my favorite mug, with angels and mermaids singing a triumphant song all the while. Unfortunately, we do not live in my dreams, but we can get pretty close. Sohrab and I recently discovered a coffee subscription service – yes, you heard me right – from Blue Bottle Coffee. Our trial packet arrived in the mail yesterday, complete with 2 ounces of whole beans for us to grind to our hearts’ content. read more…
Write Drunk. Edit Sober.
Write drunk. Edit sober.
Whether it was actually Ernest Hemingway who said this quote or not, it’s sound advice. But perhaps you shouldn’t take it literally. For instance, who has ever had a coherent thought (or at least had the ability to write it down) while properly drunk? No… perhaps buzzed, when you realize you’re on your way to being drunk and have that critical decision to make in regards to how your evening will go. “Write buzzed. Edit sober.” But that doesn’t quite have the ring to it that “Write drunk. Edit sober,” does, does it? Instead, I prefer to take this quote with a grain of salt. We don’t know if it was actually Hemingway who said it, after all. I take it to mean that you should write in the thick of the moment – when you’re at your most inspired, most wild. Write when you can’t keep it in, and then edit once you have your wits about you. read more…
Let’s Make Turkey Spinach Lasagna!
One of the perks of going gluten free is getting crafty in the kitchen. When you have all but eliminated bread from your diet, you have to think harder – and smarter – about what you’re going to eat. Granted, it’s not as if you have to change up your diet in order to think twice about just heating up a TV dinner or ordering a pizza, but it sure has helped me.
I’ve been wanting to make lasagna for a long time. Perhaps it was the distinct omission of wheat that instilled the desire in me – but I couldn’t just find any old lasagna noodles to make mine. My search for a gluten free noodle prolonged my wait, but it also gave me more time to find the perfect recipe for when I did have the supplies I needed. read more…
Seven Years
Seven years ago today, I started dating my best friend. Seven years ago today, we started on the beautiful journey that has shaped our very existence – that is love. We were so young, and yet we laid the first foundation of this perfectly imperfect life. read more…
Throwback Thursday
Where there is a will, there is a way.
I used a variation on this motto as the slogan for my campaign to become student body president in sixth grade. Since I attended a private elementary school, I remained there instead of moving on to middle school like my fellow sixth graders in public school. I was one of nine. Seven boys, two girls. read more…
Breakfast on the Balcony
As I write this, I am sitting with my husband on the balcony of our Los Angeles condo, sipping coffee while the birds sing. I come from a family of nature people, but I have never been one. I’ve always been a city girl, preferring a manicured park over the crunchy leaves of a forest hike. And yet, I was that 10 year old who manufactured a makeshift cave out of the flower bushes in my parents’ backyard. I daydreamed (and read books) about hiking the Grand Canyon despite being emotionally and physically exhausted from the hike to Hermit’s Rest. I’m infatuated with the bike paths in our neighborhood which weave precariously between city streets and shaded picnic spots. I will always prefer the city, but a breath of fresh air will never fail to give me a new perspective. read more…
Hi! We’re Sohrab and Allegra – join us as we geek out, travel the world, and explore our own backyard: Los Angeles!
