The Raging Insterno

My parents recently celebrated their forty-something wedding anniversary. It would be an understatement to say that their commitment to their family and one another has impacted my life in a tremendously positive way. Thankfully, they were willing to come down and share it with us in Walnut Creek. In honor of their big day, they [...]

It was an auspicious beginning for Smokeapalooza, the annual Stern Family festival of smoked meats,  that signals the beginning of the “Leon’s (David’s) Getting Laaarger” period of year and the opening of the Big Green Egg for the first time since it went into the shop for its tune-up. By “tune-up”, I mean the 18 months we’ve been remodeling. [...]

   Very slow day at the Stern household. Just the two of us, that being Num Num (AKA “Morty” or “Nathan”) and Daddy, holding down the fort after Madeline left for a sleepover. Lots of time to be doing fun parent/infant stuff, like dumping water down Nummie’s throat, or thinking about stuff….like how much I hate [...]