http://lucyzoe.com Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:12:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In August, I bought tickets to see Steve Martin in Spokane, at the Fox. Silly me, I thought it was an evening of Steve Martin the comedian - wild and crazy - or some variation thereof. A few hours before we (Paula, Doug, and I) leave for the show, I ... http://lucyzoe.com/2009/11/03/an-evening-of-bluegrass-and-banjo/ I wasn't raised in a traditional Greek family, with two Greek-speaking parents; nevertheless, my Mom and her family made it their quest to infuse us with a love for all things Greek. My Dad graciously allowed it to happen, although, over the years, he's made every attempt to stick a ... http://lucyzoe.com/2009/11/01/eat-like-a-greek/ With a sigh of relief, Executive Auto Broker, launched its new website. Or, as we now call it - Phase One. Which means only one thing...I have more work to do. Older versions of Internet Explorer have "issues" with the site, which doesn't surprise me at all. We'll work ... http://lucyzoe.com/2009/10/25/unveiling-the-new-website/ This season Bravo TV premiered a new show, Top Chef Masters. There are many television food shows with "chefs" competing against each other: Bravo's Top Chef, Fox's Hell's Kitchen, FoodTV's The Next Food Network Star, Chopped, two versions of Iron Chef, Throwdown, and ... http://lucyzoe.com/2009/08/01/masters-vindicate-chefs/ In Season 2 - Episode 7 of In Plain Sight, entitled Duplicate Bridge," Marshall Mann walks in to Norman Baker's house and there's an album on the turntable. Marshall holds up the album and I recognized it right away: Count Basie off the album Count Basie's Finest Hour (Verve), and ... http://lucyzoe.com/2009/06/07/what-album-is-that/ Tonight is the Season Premier of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. My Mom came over and watched last season's finale in preparation for tonight. Goren's back and I'm a happy girl. I've missed him. And this season, we're getting a taste of Jeff Goldblum on L&W:CI. This should be interesting. I'm ... http://lucyzoe.com/2009/04/19/gorens-back/ While standing in front of a deli counter at the Granville Island Public Market in Vancouver, B.C., I fell in love with sopressata. The deli guy handed me a piece of the dark, red meat and the lively aroma reached my nose even at an arm's length. It was thinly ... http://lucyzoe.com/2009/03/01/for-love-of-sopressata/ Tonight we brought home a Christmas tree destined to spend its final days in a dark office at Canon Press. It traveled home on top of my car and got covered in snow - which seemed totally appropriate. When I lifted it off the car it was frozen flat on ... http://lucyzoe.com/2008/12/19/oh-my-goodness/ "When I find the perfect house," I said with a wink, "I'll sell my house in Potlatch and move to Moscow." Of course, I didn't believe I would find it, so there was little need to be concerned. I invited my real estate agent, Teri Skiles, to come and see my ... http://lucyzoe.com/2008/12/18/somewhere-between-here-and-there/ Thanks to Nathan, my nephew, I can gaze out the backdoor to check the temperature and pay homage to my SF49ers at the same time. This afternoon, the temperature dropped from 30 to ten in just a few hours...and now it's six (6) degrees. It's beginning to look - and feel - ... http://lucyzoe.com/2008/12/14/oh-baby-its-cold-outside/