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• The Pills Work

  By ellepeyarre on June 6, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  I recently found out a man who I dearly love and was in a relationship with years ago ended his life by shooting himself in the head. The news was old but I just found out. For me it’s as… Read More ›

• Inky Squid

  By ellepeyarre on May 23, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Not for everyone but for the ones that do enjoy this wild dish,  I grew up appreciating squid soup from my mother. Mix with steamed white rice? Ahh heaven. I would get an intoxicated feeling from the squid’s purplish ink… Read More ›

• Elle Peyarre – How to have a Luxury Experience on Any Plane Trip and What Beauty Products to Bring for Traveling

  By ellepeyarre on May 22, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  My best friend recently asked me about tips on traveling. I’ve traveled so much that I would mistake another city I was in for another city. I’ve become an expert that I can fit 1-2+ months of clothes in a… Read More ›

• Elle Peyarre’s Beauty Secrets at 40

  By ellepeyarre on April 19, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  At 40, I’ve noticed my face and lips are super dry and  two predominant age spots stand out. I want that natural makeup look that Shu Qi (The Transporter) , Gong Li (Miami Vice), and Demi Moore (Demi’s Charlie’s Angels… Read More ›

• Fool’s Gold – Part 6

  By ellepeyarre on March 30, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  ‘Trouble at its finest,’ Madame Selene, the proprietess smiled as she admired us as she sat on a chair with one of her young whores fanning her in front of her brothel ship-bar. ‘Well walk the plank and come in!’… Read More ›

• A Most Delicious Potato Salad

  By ellepeyarre on December 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I remember when I first learned how to make potato salad. I was a teenager visiting my relatives for the summer. In the kitchen, potatoes were being cut into chunks. And I saw how simple it was to make something… Read More ›

• The Man with Green Eyes

  By ellepeyarre on October 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  My sister was having one of her backyard bonfires at night. We were listening to Native American chanting and drums. My teenage nephew was wearing a cap with faux antlers sticking out. I decided to take pictures from my phone…. Read More ›

• Fool’s Gold – Part 5

  By ellepeyarre on August 30, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  We quietly rode back to the bay area which had more ships docked with white sails. The town had grown since I had last left it. As we rode our horses through the muddy dirt streets of crowded San Francisco,… Read More ›

• Johnson’s Beach in Napa Sonoma Wine Country

  By ellepeyarre on July 25, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  I learned about Johnson’s Beach years ago located in Napa Sonoma’s wine country. Johnson’s is a small secluded rocky beach with water as warm as a cozy bath with surreal trees that look as if you were staring at a… Read More ›

• Tomato Egg Noodle Soup 

  By ellepeyarre on July 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Here, I try recreating my friend Lu’s tomato egg noodle soup Sichuan-style as best as I could. We had it many times for dinner when we were hungry and only had a few ingredients to work with.  Ingredients: 1/2 ripe but… Read More ›

• Fool’s Gold – Part 4

  By ellepeyarre on June 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  We rode our horses in silence. The dead Spaniard in our thoughts. Then I asked a question, ‘All these years and you were in Yerba Buena and our paths didn’t cross?’ ‘Maybe I did know you were there but just… Read More ›

• Elle Peyarre’s Linguine del Mare recipe

  By ellepeyarre on June 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  My love for pasta started when I watched the 1988 movie ‘The Big Blue’ a romantic drama about deep sea diving set in Sicily. In elementary school, I was mostly accustomed to eating red-sauced pastas but when I saw this… Read More ›

• Piquillo Peppers with Goat Cheese

  By ellepeyarre on June 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I find my jar of Piquillo peppers at Cost Plus World Market. Do not use the jar of fire-roasted peppers at the neighborhood grocery store to make this, it will not taste the same. Piquillo peppers have a distinct sweet… Read More ›

• Wonton soup

  By ellepeyarre on June 2, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Made soup using pre-made wonton dumplings. Here, I’m using chicken. But I prefer shrimp and pork wontons. More flavorful. Here is  wonton soup for one. Ingredients: a little scoop of chicken bouillion powder; fresh chopped ginger and garlic (or you… Read More ›

• Fool’s Gold – Part 3

  By ellepeyarre on June 1, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  We kept moving and a set up camp near a flowing river. After building a fire to warm myself, I went ahead and slept. In the morning, I jumped into the river, gasping and shivering and cussing at how cold… Read More ›