scott matthew - white horse

i recently started to listening to scott matthew after knowing and seeing scott around brooklyn when i lived in new york. it's funny how you know someone in passing, have them as an acquaintance/friend and not know what they do or how amazing they are. (i think that was pretty common in new york) i'm obsessed with his album "there is an ocean that divides." scott's deep emotional connection to the music he creates reminds me of what sets apart truly great musicians from the rest.

waking up at 730 on a sunday

has some advantages..i went to the farmer's market in civic center this morning to shop for a few fruits, vegetables, and fresh flowers for the week. i love looking at what the vendor's have to offer, trying samples of fresh fruit, and getting amazing inexpensive wild flowers to liven up my kitchen.  there are definitely perks to getting all of this done before 10.

spring salad mix w edible flowers and wild shitake mushrooms

tamales bay + oyster obsession

its been quite awhile since i last posted on this food diary as i've been unusually busy with school, work, life, and "feeling settled" hasn't kicked in till recently.  i finally feel a bit of more stable and can call my new apartment, home so i'll be posting a lot more in the next few weeks.

this past weekend was great - carl and i took a drive up to tamales bay in point reyes where the oyster farms are all in full season and only an hour and a half from san francisco.  among the oyster farms that we debated on going to were tamales bay oyster company, hog island oysters, and pete's bbq oysters. of course by the time we got there - most oyster farms only offer the actual oysters, no utensils and a very BYOB(everything) style of service.  this is great if you have a group of friends and want to picnic on the farm, just make sure you pack wine, accouterments, and utensils. we ended up at pete's because they offered a full menu, beer/wine, bbq oysters, crab sandwiches, and even spare ribs.  we had a wonderful sampling of everything.

the view from where we had lunch - tamales bay

the drive up was great, eucalyptus trees and dill plants were growing everywhere and the smell of them filled the air.  check out nick's cove cottages - they had great cottages for rent on the water.