Posted in breakfast & brunch, chef days, Lawrence, recipes, scones & muffins on Sep 18th, 2009
A few years back I joined forces with a restaurant-owning friend – I was brought in to run the kitchen and whip the slacker staff – and lazy menu – into shape. Now, if you are a chef, baker, lottery winner or have ever held a spatula or even eyed a whisk, and are approached [...]
Posted in scones & muffins on Mar 14th, 2009
Hello, readers! Still on the special-projects work break, which, between you and me and the blogosphere, is starting to get a bit muddled. Perhaps I’m lacking inspiration, or maybe I’m just missing the sound of your friendly ears. Anyway – just a few more repeats and I’ll back simmering, more stewing than ever. As always, [...]
Posted in recipes, scones & muffins on Nov 19th, 2008
My dear pal Rechelle, better known in her rockstar world as The Country Doctor’s Wife, recently turned 40, and threw a bitchin’ girls-just-wanna-have-fun 80′s party to prove it. Right around the same time, I was browsing my blog’s list of Google search terms – the mysterious thoughts that lead people to Simmer, gems like “can [...]
Posted in lurker buffet, scones & muffins on May 13th, 2008
Shhh….I am putting out scones… …for the lurkers. Wait…ah ah ah! Hold on there. If you’ve been quietly enjoying this blog – and you know this blog enjoys you – today’s your day to speak up. Leave a little comment so we know you’re out there – then pull up a chair and take a [...]
Posted in recipes, scones & muffins on Apr 25th, 2008
It seems like I’ve been around scones forever, but for years I only read about them, in lacy novels and high-tea books, until I was twenty-two. I went to work for a very gourmet food shop, answering phones and typing menus, and I did it two steps from a busy kitchen door. When that door [...]
