Beautiful cupcake Portion controlled indulgence Have two, they are small.
You’re Having a What?
Tomorrow we are throwing a birthday party for our cat, Margarita. She is one year old tomorrow and its been 9 months since she joined our family. I do realize that by sharing these plans with you I risk sounding completely pathetic. You might get images of my Dear Husband and I going completely nuts […]
March 12, 2010 by 2 Comments
Fame: From Croquembouche to Cupcakes?
I always get a giggle whenever someone tells me about their “famous [fill in name of food dish]”. Recently while dining with acquaintances we were informed that we were about to be treated too our hostess’s “famous meatloaf”. She actually informed us that she “was famous for her meatloaf”! Now don’t get me wrong, it […]
March 7, 2010 by 5 Comments
Saturday Haiku: Enuii
Cold, damp, blah morning. Time for it to get warmer? Not feelin’ the haiku.
March 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Hotel Room Wisdom
Love this. There it was, right up on the wall of my hotel room at the W Hotel. Quite profound really. After having given it some thought (there isn’t much to do right now) I realize that we can create ourselves in many ways, not just by choosing what to wear and what to do […]
March 2, 2010 by 5 Comments
Saturday Haiku: Haiku’s for my week
Purposefully Bland? It is usually chicken. That’s conference food! Workout while away? Not really motivated. Where is the trainer? (DC Equinox Club.) Abomination! Selective Bible study: Miss Beverly Hills. .
February 27, 2010 by 2 Comments
I Wish I Made More of This:
We had friends over for dinner last week and once again I was not inspired to do anything special for hors d’oeuvres. I’m not an appetizer kind of cook. Never found much inspiration there I suppose. Who sits around and dreams of appetizers to serve at a dinner party? All the action is at the […]
February 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I Have a New Salmon Recipe!
I just can’t share it with you yet. You see, if I share it with you my mother will see it and then she will make it before I have a chance to make it for her. I really like salmon but stopped making it as it was always, well…always the same. I told my […]
February 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
"T’aarof Bread Pudding"
Persian culture has a fascinating custom called “T’aarof”that can be somewhat exasperating if you are unfamiliar with its complexities. It is a form of civility comprised of an abundance of polite phrases, language, and behaviors that can get rather extreme if you are not aware of what is going on. At its most artful it […]
February 21, 2010 by 4 Comments
Saturday Haiku: The Morning After
Fun dinner party. I kept refilling my wine. Hello hangover!
February 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
