Category Archives: Family and friends

Celebrate friends: Roasted Red Kuri squash soup

Posted on September 15, 2018 by warmkn

We zipped home from Claire and Vinny’s wedding through Northern California, days ahead of the forest fires that shut down the I-5 around Redding. Expecting heavy Labor Day traffic and fearing Burning Man overflow, we instead found empty roads and … Continue reading →

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Claire and Vinny Till Infinity

Posted on September 8, 2018 by warmkn

The sun rose on a sunny, August morning, as a vague bluish haze settled over the Sierra Nevadas—a perfect day for a wedding. The bridal couple dressed separately, each tended to by close friends and family. Claire perched patiently on … Continue reading →

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Living the good life: Lemon Panna Cotta

Posted on August 4, 2018 by warmkn

The Sweetie walks along Pacific Beach, I sit above on the palisades—our old Sunday morning routine. Cliffs crowded at 10:00, I join a French-speaking couple on their concrete banquette under a spiky patch of palm-tree shade.  Below on the white … Continue reading →

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Seeds, Sprouts, and Steak: Red Snapper Cozumel, French Onion Soup

Posted on July 14, 2018 by warmkn

I took considerable license in the telling of this story. Some (but not all) names have been changed, a few facts may have been exaggerated, several important dates might be wrong, and all memories have faded, but no animals were … Continue reading →

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RIP Tommy Allen: 9/21/1947-6/17/2018

Posted on June 23, 2018 by warmkn

Take a listen to Stan Getz by clicking on the post title. You’ll be directed to the blog’s website where YouTube videos can be played.           You could easily spot Tommy at an Allen family event—he’d be the … Continue reading →

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Keep Knoxville Scruffy: Beet orange salad

Posted on May 26, 2018 by warmkn

In a 1980 Wall Street Journal story titled, “What if you gave a World’s Fair and no one came,” journalist Susan Harrigan criticized the choice of Knoxville, Tennessee as the location for the 1982 World’s Fair, dismissing it as a … Continue reading →

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Oh, the places she’ll go: Pound Cake

Posted on May 19, 2018 by warmkn

“You’re off to Great Places Today is your day The Mountain is waiting So…get on your way!” Dr. Suess, Oh, the Places You’ll Go She talked in sentences at eleven months and ran before she walked. Born with a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Too easy? Southwestern Chipotle Macaroni Salad

Posted on April 28, 2018 by warmkn

I didn’t have a clothes dryer until my son was born. My daughter, the first born, wore diapers that swished around in a washer on the back porch until I decided they were clean enough, put them through the wringer, … Continue reading →

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Every Brilliant Thing: Salmon rub, Vegetable pilaf

Posted on April 21, 2018 by warmkn

HBO’s documentary Every Brilliant Thing is a one-man play about a young boy’s attempt to cure his suicidal mother’s depression by creating a list of “everything that was brilliant about the world, everything worth living for.” In the play, the actor gives … Continue reading →

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An old

Posted on March 24, 2018 by warmkn

This morning, I hooked my bra in the front (cups to the back), spun it around, and put my arms through the straps. Now that may not mean much to you, but to me it’s another sign that I am … Continue reading →

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