Life is on hold as we await the results of the 2020 presidential election. I swore I wasn’t going to agonize over the process leading to the final result. My plan was to ignore CNN, Twitter, WAPO, NYT…I decided to watch Hamilton for the umpteenth time, followed by my favorite K-drama. As they say… The …
Our weekly foray to the Farmer’s Market had me restocking my week’s worth of fruits and veggies。 I was looking for inspiration for a showstopper dessert to make for an outside, mask-on, socially-distance birthday celebration that evening. My farmers market/crew bud, Mary, chimed in with “my go-to dessert is David Lebovitz’s Apple Frangipane Galette. I’ve …
The Bake Sale Returns to Its Political Roots from Food & Wine magazine and a YouTube video of Paul Rudd “Ant Man” handing out cookies in a Brooklyn voting line (wow, wish I lived in Brooklyn) reminded me of how food and politics go hand in hand. I decided I needed to sweeten my “Are …
Posted on one of my favorite blogs, Ipso Fatto, are a couple of sweets she tried from Food & Wine’s article, The Bake Sale Returns to Its Political Roots. In the current climate, this is right up my alley, political activism through food. A win-win. Her photos and reviews of goodies from the article had …
Jamie is in Minneapolis right now, she sent a quick pic of herself bundled up in her down jacket, gloves, wooly hat with a single caption, 26. Yep, I am a wussy Californian and not a very nice one, I replied with a laughing emoji in shorts. I mark the change in seasons, not by …
In these tenuous times, I find myself making comfort food-homey dishes that surround your soul like a warm blanket. One of my family’s all-time favorites is a long, slow-simmered ragu’ spooned over a bowl of pasta. This usually requires a little forethought, prepping the ingredients, followed by hours of simmering on the stove. Yes, it …
Yes, fall is upon us. Amazing how a year can go so quickly and yet feel interminable. Jamie came home yesterday from work and pronounced “We need to make something sweet today” to which I replied, “Sounds good to me but NO PUMPKIN”. Pumpkin lattes, desserts, all things pumpkin are popping up everywhere, its way …
The fires in California have cast an apocalyptic haze to our skyline. We actually hit the water for an early morning row, but coming off the water we noticed we were the only ones left at the reservoir. The pic confirmed, maybe rowing this morning wasn’t such a good idea. Bad for the body, but …
Surprise! You are going to love this. Did you click on CAKE-TWO from Vanilla Cake Pan Cake just out of curiosity? The shameless two for one plug? The Vanilla Cake Pan Cake is actually a riff on the Original Cake Pan Cake, a chocolate cake. It’s just as easy to make and just as delicious. …