Birthdays | Simmer Till Done

1-Year Blog Birthday: New Old House, Simmered Till Done

Posted in birthdays, blogging, cake and cupcakes, new old house on Sep 7th, 2008

One whole year? As in photos and recipes and 260 posts about nothing, fluffy as frosting? Impossible.

For Mom, Chip Chip Hooray

Posted in birthdays, chocolate, family on Jul 8th, 2008

My mom has the exceptional gift of being easy to please. She likes glossy travel magazines, Walker Bros. hash browns, her grandchildren, soft throw blankets and a good Clinique bonus. This quality makes her, as they say, “easy” to buy for. And since we all know people who are “impossible” to buy for, I think [...]

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And Many Krispie Returns

Posted in birthdays, cake and cupcakes, recipes on May 25th, 2008

We celebrated Josie’s birthday at her 6th grade class graduation party – a big BBQ by the lake with loads of wet, hyped and hungry 12-year olds. I’d bring the cake, but I didn’t want a fussy, frosted thing. Sandy kids would be swimming – too busy for forks and plates – so the best [...]

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Dentist’s Nightmare in my Kitchen

Posted in Josie, birthdays on May 25th, 2008

Josie said “Mom, this is so not you.” “This is completely not normal.”

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Sugar and Spice, Root Beer and Ice

Posted in Josie, birthdays, cookies on May 23rd, 2008

With a houseful of guests and grandparents coming out of my ears, I’ve truly neglected my tasty friends over here at Simmer. Josie graduated from 6th grade last night, and though it’s a big deal, it’s remarkable what a big deal they make out of it these days. There has been so much eating and [...]

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