Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 12th, 2008
It was delightful, poring over all the ways one can both clean out the fridge and scramble eggs. Between the cheeses and the peppers and the sausage and spices, I wanted to grab the Maalox just reading it. I want them all. And now for the winner. In a rigorously fair ceremony overseen by – [...]
Why must I have 25 ways to do everything? Why can’t there just be one way to make cookies, or two ways to make eggs? It’s a curse, it is – a downright motormouth how-to disease. On some things I’m resolute: steak is medium-rare, there’s one way to fold a t-shirt and ice cream should [...]
Posted in cookies on Apr 23rd, 2008
I only wish I’d picked this cup and saucer up at some of the guessed locations – Canberra, Maldives, Dublin, oh, if only! But no, they were from a roadside restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa, and both Carol and Jenni uttered the phrase “Cracker Barrel,” which means those lucky girls will be getting recipe-imprinted postcards [...]
So, this cute little cup generated surprisingly big feelings. I heard everything from “love that cup!” to “I want a cookie NOW. RIGHT NOW.” Agreed. It says high tea, and Grandma’s sideboard, and you know, it does say gimme two oatmeal chocolate chip cookies RIGHT NOW. And that handle! Just looking at it makes me [...]
Posted in new old house on Mar 5th, 2008
***SHEESH, already a WINNER! Natalie & Robin co-score something sweet. Can you guess it anyway?*** What are we doing? Are we practicing our home welding skills? Installing a foghorn? Building a coffee-making, dog-walking, floor-dusting robot? First one to name it wins a sweet prize. And when I say sweet… I mean sweet!
