Where have I been? Well, bat mitzvah weekend – not a ceremony, not a party, a weekend – blasts off in just ten days. I kept thinking it was longer; someone would say, “wow, just a month now,” and I’d wave them off, no no, much longer. Plenty of time. Then Josie would say “three [...]
Posted in Holiday, Josie, Lawrence, parties on May 11th, 2009
Either Sara’s Tell Simmer was riveting – it was – or I’m hidden deep in the kitchen, up to my ears in kugel. Guess what? It’s both. The laser focus right now is on Josie’s impending Bat Mitzvah, a seismic event counting down in three weeks. Were I a sane-type person, I’d either a) pay [...]
Posted in cake and cupcakes, chocolate, Holiday on Apr 8th, 2009
This was me, a few days ago. Actually, not me. More like that was an Apricot Chocolate Torte a few days ago. And before it had been finished, it looked like this…
Oh, to be two well-known bloggers – sisters, no less – at a Valentine’s Day party. Your drinks are poured, your chocolates ready. The host tries to spirit you away for a private tour, but it’s no use. Guests shyly approach in a thrill of recognition. Roses are thrown at your feet… …and the kitchen [...]
Posted in Holiday, lurker buffet, parties on Feb 13th, 2009
In a sweet hazy dream last night, something was bothering me. It was twitching at me, whispering in my ear while I scraped batter out of the bowl. I couldn’t figure out what it was, but it was making me sneeze, like powdered sugar. Maybe it was being up at one a.m. in the kitchen. [...]
