Dan Kubota contrasts her memories of Stanford and Berkeley landmarks while exploring the road not taken and family legacy.

This plucky microgreen brings snap and subtle pepper notes to salads, soups, stir-fries and the vaulted tea sandwich.

Selecting produce that is easy to grow from seed will ensure you don't fail and give up. Instead, opt for fast-germinating vegetables like radishes, and low-maintenance fruits like cucumbers to spur ...