sunday bliss

One of my favorite things at Farmers Market on Sunday morning is not the fruits or vegetables, but a small (around 4 inches wide), visually deceiving, pastry. The booth's mainstay is organic breads. I was not drawn to the display because it looks too healthy. Months ago my friend, Lynne introduced me to their pretzel croissants. They were not at all healthy. They are buttery, and salty and taste wonderful. I did not think they had anything better than that, but they do. Pictured is their reaper bun. It does not look like much of anything, but it is packed with flavor. The top is like a pretzel croissant, buttery and flakey, and dusted with granular sugar. The bottom has a slight crunchy, caramel coating. When you bite into this pastry, it is pure heaven. It is a flavor sensation of sweet and crunchy and salty and buttery. Hats off to the pastry chef.

nature rocks

Chasing the sky

Last week, it was overcast, then cloudy, then more clouds, then sun and more sun. During the week I tried to chase the clouds. On April 21, I ended up at the Yolo Causeway. I think I was facing North when I snapped this shot of the rice paddies.

Esther's cupcakes

One of the fun things about working at Sacramento magazine is trying new things. One of the editors wrote a blog about a new place in town called Esther's cupcakes. It is located on Fair Oaks and Munroe. They have 16 varieties. They cost $2.75 each. This strawberry cupcake was topped with a scalloped cookie and half of a strawberry.

Masullo Pizza

One of the nice things about living in Land Park, it has some great places to eat. Masullo has great thin crust pizzas. They also have wonderful salads. This is their Arugula Salad that has fennel, shaved Parmesan, Kumquats with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette. It was very tasty with a sweet and tangy dressing. The kumquats added a burst of flavor.

McKinley Park

Weekdays, I pass by McKinley Park on my way to work. I like the way the light invades the rose garden in the morning by shining a glow through the trees and lighting up the grass.

by air

On April 14, I was fortunate enough (thanks to Sacramento magazine) to get to go on a Zeppelin called Eureka. It left McClellan at 10 am, flew past downtown, headed to Folsom Lake and looped back to McClellan. We were about 1,000 feet in the air going around 40 mph. The views were great. There were two windows that opened. You could even stick your head out the window. I did. There were 12 passengers plus the pilot and co-pilot. It will return to Sacramento in July. Prices start at $199 for a half-hour journey.