CHEESESLAVE

Here’s Kate and Cara (Annie’s daughter) this morning at the farmer’s market in Santa Monica. Cara’s eating fresh organic strawberries.
I’m so excited! I just happened to turn on the radio (I have Sirius radio in the kitchen — it’s wonderful) and guess what’s on? Kelly O’Hara, star of “South Pacific” on Fresh Air!

I can’t wait! [...]

I cannot even express how awesome it was to watch the victory for raw milk at the state capitol in Sacramento yesterday.
Here’s my photo essay of what happened:
Annie was at my house at 5 am sharp, her kids buckled into their car seats in the back seat. I got Kate loaded into the car, with [...]

Annie and I are hitting the road tomorrow morning at 5 am, backseat packed to the gills with car seats, a cooler full of raw milk and snacks, and our three little girls.
We are so excited!
Annie said, “I’ve never done anything like this before!”
I have participated in my share of political protests and demonstrations. I [...]

I’ve got exciting news.
I weighed myself this morning and guess what – I’ve lost a total of 9 pounds. I’m down to 145 now. This is a new low. Still 15-20 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight, but still! I’m happy! I had been stuck at 149 for months. I’ve lost 4 pounds just in the [...]

It’s so hot. Way too hot to not have air conditioning. It’s so hot in our house that we had to get out. We fled to the mall so Kate could play at the indoor playground.

Look at those girls next to Kate. They are 2 years and 18 months old, respectively. I can’t believe how [...]

We had Steak Frites tonight. Wow — was it good! I got the steaks (grass-fed) from Rocky Canyon at the farmer’s market this morning. They were melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
I served the meal with Lillet Blanc (a French apertif that tastes like orange) on ice, watered down with a little Pellegrino and a slice of orange. [...]

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I saw my girlfriend, Annie this morning at the farmer’s market and we decided to take a road trip up to Sacramento on Tuesday. We’re going to the State Capitol Building for the raw milk hearing. (Now I just have to convince Seth. I intend to ply him with French Fries, which I’m making tonight.)
We’re [...]

Here’s what Kate ate today:
Morning Bottle: 5.5 ounces of raw milk formula
Breakfast:
1 slice of bacon
1 banana fried in bacon fat
2 eggs scrambled in raw butter
Mid-morning: Sippy cup with raw milk
Lunch:
Leftover homemade roast beef with white wine reduction sauce (made with pan drippings, beef stock and butter)
Leftover homemade butternut squash soup with raw cream
Organic [...]

Every time I go to Texas, I have two requirements while I’m there: (1) Good Tex Mex and (2) Dixie House.
Dixie House is a chain in Texas. They serve stuff like chicken fried steak, chicken fried chicken (my favorite — it’s just boneless Southern fried chicken), mashed potatoes and gravy, fried okra, and cornbread. It [...]

We arrived back in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon. I’m still tired. It was a very long week.
Right now I’m watching Martha Stewart’s show — they’re making carnitas, salsa verde and roasted tomato salsa. This is something I’m going to do very soon. I love carnitas!
Martha’s saying how she loves “lengua” (tongue) tacos. I’ll have to [...]