Birthdays and Baked Goods
[Michael’s birthday cake, May 2008.] I’ve said it before, but it’s true: birthdays call for cake, and a bit of spoiling. So tonight, to celebrate …
All the Time in the World
Every so often you need a weekend of doing nothing. You need to eat cookies and drink cold lemonade for hours in the backyard with …
The Turn of the Seasons
[Iris along the trail, March 2008.] Two years out, I’m still re-learning what it’s like to live in the Bay Area. When I lived in …
Peanut Butter Cookies
I love peanut butter, and I love cookies, so what could be better than peanut butter cookies? Not much, I’ll tell you what. Now, some …
What I Did this Weekend
Baked. Ate (a lot). Went for a hike. Slept (a lot). Got some sun. Played with dogs. Washed a truck. Ran into a friend and …
To St. Pat, with Cake
[Guinness chocolate cake, with Guinness, March 2008.] Otherwise known as “amateur night” by certain parties, St. Patrick’s Day to me is soda bread, Altan, Joyce’s …
Upon Request
While we were driving back from Tahoe the other afternoon, our thoughts turned to lunch — it was the time of day, after all, and …
Dear Kate, Remember that Cookie Recipe?
Dear Kate, Today is your birthday — I’m getting this in just under the wire — and so I am sending you virtual cookies. And …
Mountains
My parents used to live in Colorado — Boulder, to be exact — and I like to think if some trick of fate had gone …