Hello 2011!

This is how we begin every new year, at the annual calendar sale in Berkeley.
You get three calendars for $10.00! Sometimes, there are really cool ones, and other years they can be a bit lackluster. This year I found a kitchen one that I thought was going to be pretty, and when I unwrapped it, the photos were so, so. I usually look through the sample one, but there weren't any of this one. Oh well, it will do.
After we purchased the calendars, we hung out in the store and looked through the rest of the calendars and books, while we waited our turn to be called for our table next door, at "La Note."
I love this place for breakfast.




I had oatmeal/raspberry pancakes, with some chicken apple sausage. YUM. After we consumed our breakfast, we went hunting for a coffee burr grinder at Sur La Table. They were out of them and I was sad :( We decided to head back, and get ingredients for dinner.
Caitlin and Cyrous are cooking tonight, and they are using the cookbook we gave them for Christmas. Caitlin is starting a new blog on their cooking adventure with this book, and once they have a few posts, I'll do a link to it.

We caught David and Cyrous eyeing the cheeses.
Oh, and this is my pear tart from yesterday. We had a very nice dinner at our friends house and lovely conversation. At the stroke of 12, we sipped some champagne and then headed home.

Happy 2011 everyone!!!!