Posted in Josie, bread, breakfast & brunch, recipes on Jan 6th, 2009
Here’s the thing: I don’t love Jell-O, and most of America does. I’d bet that even foodie elite, people who’d never be caught with a two-tone wiggler, dig strawberry banana when no one’s looking – I believe it. There are distinct groups of Jell-O lovers – 50′s kids who grew up with it, like my [...]
Before my head ever left the pillow, there was a lab nose in my face and a twelve-year old in my ear. “Are you hungry?” No. I am in bed. “Should we go out to breakfast?” Maybe. When I am out of the bed. Cleo stared at me, her fixed brown-eye seal stare, feed me. [...]
Posted in breakfast & brunch, leftover love on Jul 29th, 2008
And they say there are no second acts. Remember these? Somehow, a few caramelized bananas escaped Josie’s ice cream bowl, and let me tell you, that’s no small feat. They sat in the refrigerator quietly until Sunday morning, when I whisked them back to the counter… …and pressed them into service. Literally. At first glance, [...]
Posted in breakfast & brunch, recipes, scones & muffins on Jun 25th, 2008
Why not? After all, I walked up a very steep hill today. I’ll climb the Matterhorn tomorrow if it means more muffins. They are just muffins – mini-muffins, little two-biters, at that – but they are two eye-opening bites of very good chocolate. Even as an adult, chocolate in the morning always seems like a [...]
Posted in Paris, breakfast & brunch, vacation on Jun 6th, 2008
Home again! Now, we chose to live here – it’s no understatement to say we adore Lawrence – but as much as I love home, I always seem to want wherever I just was. All it takes is a short visit to a new place – a pleasant place that is work-less and unhampered by [...]
