Weekend at Jamie’s A few weeks ago I went over to my friend, Jamie’s for a sleepover. Jamie lives really far away from me, in Walnut , a little suburb outside of Los Angeles, with not much to do other than eat and shop and eat. It’s a trek to go out there, especially when you hit the going-home traffic during weekdays, for this reason I don’t get to go see her that often, so when I do it’s always a treat.  When Donna and I arrived, Jamie had oatmeal cookies and a Rustic Peach Cake waiting for us, a neat surprise after our long drive there. We spent the rest of the day eating dinner in her backyard, which was full of all sorts of welcomed and unwelcomed wildlife. You see, not being in the city, you realize what other animals live along side you. We saw a few bunnies running around and hiding behind the bushes. We saw gopher holes, but no gophers, they were probably hiding inside their holes. Then during dinner, a hawk landed on the fence. We kept a watchful eye on him, lest he try to steal my tiny dog, Miles. But the hawk didn’t do anything, he just perched there for a long time. After dinner it was a couple rounds of Uno. Then we wanted something a bit more challenging, so we broke out the Scramble (this is what our friend Donna likes to call Scrabble). I’m not good with Scrabble, but both Jamie and Donna are. They thought it was funny when I got mad because Donna had used her blank tile as an “s” to make bed plural, “beds.” Then it was Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo before bed. Kudos to Jamie for putting on such a fun and relaxing get-together. She scrubbed her kitchen, just for us! ——————————— » Get the Recipe: Jamie’s Spinach Sauce 

Weekend at Jamie’s

A few weeks ago I went over to my friend, Jamie’s for a sleepover. Jamie lives really far away from me, in Walnut , a little suburb outside of Los Angeles, with not much to do other than eat and shop and eat. It’s a trek to go out there, especially when you hit the going-home traffic during weekdays, for this reason I don’t get to go see her that often, so when I do it’s always a treat. 

When Donna and I arrived, Jamie had oatmeal cookies and a Rustic Peach Cake waiting for us, a neat surprise after our long drive there. We spent the rest of the day eating dinner in her backyard, which was full of all sorts of welcomed and unwelcomed wildlife. You see, not being in the city, you realize what other animals live along side you.

We saw a few bunnies running around and hiding behind the bushes. We saw gopher holes, but no gophers, they were probably hiding inside their holes. Then during dinner, a hawk landed on the fence. We kept a watchful eye on him, lest he try to steal my tiny dog, Miles. But the hawk didn’t do anything, he just perched there for a long time.

After dinner it was a couple rounds of Uno. Then we wanted something a bit more challenging, so we broke out the Scramble (this is what our friend Donna likes to call Scrabble). I’m not good with Scrabble, but both Jamie and Donna are. They thought it was funny when I got mad because Donna had used her blank tile as an “s” to make bed plural, “beds.” Then it was Woody Allen’s The Purple Rose of Cairo before bed.

Kudos to Jamie for putting on such a fun and relaxing get-together. She scrubbed her kitchen, just for us!

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» Get the Recipe: Jamie’s Spinach Sauce