A Gift That’ll Keep on Giving
[Dinner the other night, December 2007.] This year I tried very hard not to subscribe to the “one for you, two for me” philosophy that …
Oklahoma on My Mind To-night
{Lemons in the backyard, December 2007.] It’s been chilly here the last few days; winter seeps in the doors and the cats are reluctant to …
Happy happy
[My holiday cards this year, December 2007.] We’re off to the beach to soak in some of this beautiful, sunny, clear (and cold) day — …
Solstice Eve
‘I have everything to make me glad I am alive. I am filled with dreams and mysteries. I am all sun and air and sparkle. …
Foodish Gifts
It’s almost time — I’m nearing the home stretch, and I’m ready. Just two more days of work (and hard work it is, darn it!) …
‘Tis the Season
… for stress and baking. What? I think they go together, at least sometimes (the real question being, of course: does baking alleviate stress or …
Menu for Hope 2007
Menu For Hope is an annual fundraiser put together by food bloggers around the globe to raise money for a world cause — the U.N. …
Thursday Night Pasta and Poetry
Another run in the rain, this time colder and faster than the last. My shoes and shirt were sopping by the time I made it …
Latkes, Darling
Well, the Times agrees: babka is worth the effort, just like I wroteabout the other day. The crumbs from my efforts have long since been …
Of Babka and the Cold North
[Babka for Thanksgiving, November 2007.] Poised on the last day of November for the quick slip-side into the madness of the season (for me, the …