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One-Pot Moroccan Chicken with Cauliflower

A few years ago, we visited my dear great aunt down on her farm, and she half joked that it was shameful how I cooked so often but never recorded my recipes and hardly ever repeated them. She has multiple, alphabetized rolodexes of all the recipes she has created or used frequently over 75 years…

Holiday Gift Guide: Handy Kitchen Tools

Guys, here are a few tools will make your weeknights easier in the kitchen with varying price ranges, from $8 to $200. Pick one as a stocking stuffer or go big! Either way, they will help you work fast when you've just arrived home with hungry kids, and you still want to execute a delicious…

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Year-Round Magic at Alpine Inn

Coupled with the giant yard games, I would definitely bring my toddlers here for loads of entertainment. Combine a kid-friendly event at the Portola Valley Library (Diwali Kids Bolly Jam, anyone?!) with creekside lunch at Alpine, and you're facing a fantastic day since glorious naps will be had by your children when you get home. And maybe, you, too! The dream!

It’s that time of year! Starbucks Holiday Cups

I don’t know about you guys, but I almost cried when summer ended. It was never my favorite season until we moved to Northern California. But growing up elsewhere with muggy, brutally hot summers that bled into October, Fall was by far the most welcomed. The leaves burst into color; the air became lighter and…

Work, Eat, Chat, Caffeinate or All of the Above at Bluestone Lane

Some of us parents of little kids are always looking for a unicorn: a place where you can easily take your kids without sacrificing quality. I've slowly been trying to amass a list of such places, and Bluestone Lane in Los Altos is on my short list: it's beautifully renovated, has fast service, high chairs,…