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 …
Springtime in January
A few times a year I have an almost physical longing for spring, heightened on days (like Sunday) when the weather behaves very unseasonably and …
Getting Back to It
[Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream, October 2007.] This week: rain, re-reading “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” going to bed too late, listening to (old) Joni Mitchell, forgetting …
Even more cookies
They’re so pretty, I can’t help it.
For A Sweet New Year
The holidays for most of us equal family time — and this year was no exception. Now that I live near my parents I’m able …
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 …
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!) …