Guaycuras were the founders of Todos Santos, and were hunters and gathers who founded the small Mexican village of Todos Santos. They fished with spears, and hunted with bows and arrows, and lead a simple life. Unfortunately, around 1800s, illness as well as clashes with soldiers, decimated the Guaycuras, then they vanished. Today, the Guaycura …
France is more than baguettes, cheese, and wine. It only seemed appropriate to share this post on Bastille Day. Being a regular reader of Chez Us you are aware that we are enormous Francophiles so it may seem as no surprise that we are taking you from Paris to Provence today by sharing one of …
Summer has been HOT over in the East Bay of the San Francisco area, and we are secretly loving it. We have declared that we think Oakland has just about the best weather in all of California. A pretty bold statement, we know, but the days have been hot and the nights are cool. Utter …
My friend Dana invited me over for a girls catch up the other evening. Upon arrival, she immediately put a glass of rose in one hand and a toasted piece of bread with a smear of mashed fava bean spread in the other. While she finished the final touches on dinner we caught up and …
It has been HOT, HOT, HOT! All I can say is, WOW. Not complaining (well, maybe a little), actually loving it, but it has been hot. Last week I felt like we moved to Florida. A brief (not the norm) rainstorm brought us the humid weather. Then the heat comes on. How are we keeping …
It had been three long years since we took a proper vacation. By proper, I mean, dusting off the passport, boarding a plane, and enjoying lazy days just the two of us. Vacation, in my opinion, is not traveling for work, or to see family. I stand by that. Oh yes I do. Back in …