There’s no question my husband loves his daughter, his dog and me - and no question, in that order - but he is not sentimental. He’s got his moments - as in, let’s dump my high school notes, let’s save his 80’s matchbooks - but on the whole, what Greg likes best is the [...]
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Posted in Let's Bake, Let's Get Away on Jun 29th, 2008
I started with a plan to demonstrate making white chocolate curls.
But Saturday afternoon, it was too hot outside and too cold inside. I attacked the half-frozen, half-melting stuff for a while and then, disgusted, shoved the chocolate aside and reached for some limeade. I opened the fridge and poked around the shelves, looking [...]
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Posted in Let's Bake, Let's Get Away, recipes on May 31st, 2008
Jean noted that Paris looks like heaven. I always hoped it was the Wonka Factory. But if there is a heaven, and if Jean’s always right - mais oui - it is surely full of cherries.
I wasn’t going to bore you with the standard, ooh-that-stunning-eggplant market stuff - well, maybe a little - [...]
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Posted in Lawrence, Let's Bake on Feb 27th, 2008
Please come back, summer.
I didn’t really mean all those things I said about winter. It’s not prettier than you. You look really good in white, and white is just making winter look fat.
Honestly.
You’re definitely the prettiest, summer! You’re not all bleak and old and miserably dried up, like that winter. So…do you think you might [...]
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