Posted in fruit desserts, kitchen on May 4th, 2008
We hosted friends on Saturday night, our first true dinner guests in the new old house. Yes, all you parents, we’ve hosted you, too, with pleasure – but I’m talking appetizers, and wine, and plated desserts and more wine. Dinner guests. I know we had a good time, because I went to bed late, stuffed, [...]
Posted in chicken on Apr 30th, 2008
Wow. That is a big word to use before 9 am, and for a minute there I thought I’d made it up – but a quick Googling revealed that a bunch of young Facebookers already use it. I am so not down with the kids. Anyway, my idea of existentialicious – something delicious in the [...]
Posted in scones & muffins on Apr 23rd, 2008
It’s 2:40 pm and despite a nice big frothy cappuccino (double tall, skim) I’m feeling a little hazy. Or is that hungry? Sometimes you can’t tell the difference between tired and hungry. Until I see a scone. Then I am awake, and hungry. See those Orange Chocolate Chip scones up there? Tomorrow we are going [...]
Posted in recipes on Apr 17th, 2008
In the 1954 movie Sabrina – a family favorite – Audrey Hepburn returns from Paris with a cute haircut and the ability to cook anything, anywhere. “A souffle out of crackers, if necessary,” she says. I play the same game, minus Audrey’s swell hair…and eyebrows…and Givenchy dress. Whatever. For me cooking what’s available is an [...]
Posted in blogging on Apr 11th, 2008
What’s all this? Well, I’ve moved – can you imagine? First the new old house and now Simmer Till Done. The old format just could not contain all the blogging in my heart…or all the photos on my computer. I’m still learning the ropes over here – I bake dynamite rugelach, people, but I’m no [...]
