After a month in quarantine (with more to come), I’m ready for some good stuff! I don’t know about you but I’m beginning to feel overwhelmed with the daily bombardment of sad news and have limited myself to once a day updates plus a lot of GOOD NEWS! CNN provides a great update on the wonderful things that are going on in this world despite our present situation. They share inspiring, heroic, and heartwarming stories of amazing acts of kindness and victories. Check out this week’s GOOD STUFF here…you won’t regret it!
I'm Melinda Stevens and living the life of a beach bum was inevitable since my father was a lifeguard for the city of Los Angeles. My memories of growing up on John Street in Manhattan Beach, California were filled with joy, excitement and adventures; until my world, as I knew it, fell apart when we moved to Del Mar, California. My father was offered the position as Captain of the lifeguards and we started the slow migration to the small deserted stretch of beach in 1963. At twelve years old, this seemed like the end of my life. Remember, I’m writing with clear hindsight now, ok somewhat clearer… Little did I know this would be the beginning of a new journey and give a bit more clarity to many of the events that led me to this new cooking adventure.