Baking in the Dark
[Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, November 2008.] Here’s the thing about these cookies: I baked them by candlelight. No, really. I did. See, just as I …
Today's the Day
Be the change you want to see in the world. – Gandhi [Election cake, November 2008.] PLEASE VOTE. This morning I woke with a start: …
Apples and Islands
Last year I was gifted — or, rather, pushed to take — boxes and boxes of apples from a very prolific tree in Inverness. I …
Home, With Cookies
[Simos and Lena’s wedding cookies, September 2008.] I’m home. That whooooooosh you might have heard was my sigh of relief at surviving hours on the …
Pears in August
[Pears from Gary, August 2008.] It’s a good thing the Olympics are nearly over, because to be honest, I can’t sustain this lifestyle for too …
Pied
[Plums, July 2008.] It’s true, I haven’t been doing a whole lot of cooking lately. All I seem to want to do is watch the …
Anatomy of a Lunch Party
1. Invite family and friends who are family. Think about the menu a few days in advance, and make up a list of ingredients (not …
Cobbling Together
[Cobbler, before the oven, July 2008.] Well, that was an inauspicious 4th. I baked brownies, zipped up my jacket tight against the chilly breeze, wished …
That Same Old Song
[Cake for a barbecue, June 2008.] Update: still sickish, though somewhat improving. Thanks for all the well-wishes! Crankiness level is reaching astronomical proportions, however; please …
Sickish
I would like to call a do-over on this weekend. I had plans to sleep in, bake some muffins, go to yoga, go to Pt. …