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Gingerbread Fantasy
“I can’t take any more bras!†said Jon, returning from work uncharacteristically exasperated.
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Tagged baking, Christmas, easy, fantasy, gingerbread, holiday, Ina Garten, Victoria Secrets
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Oozing pus chocolate cupcakes and a Rotarian Halloween
One Halloween when my husband was a teenager, he was picked to perform in a Murder Mystery night hosted by the local Rotary Club. “It was themed around classic Halloween characters – Dracula, Frankenstein, a Ghost. Someone got murdered, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cupcakes, halloween, oozing pus chocolate cupcakes, party
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Rosemary Parmesan Shortbread
Summer draws to a close and our friends Ingyin and Yosi prepare to return to Abu Dhabi and to the new term at NYU Abu Dhabi’s Physics Department. Not quite yet, but too soon. So we planned a fancy dinner … Continue reading
Apricot Cake and feeling at home
The Union Square Farmers’ Market groans with stone-fruit. Wasps buzz around stalls laden with peaches, It’s been a long day apartment hunting ahead of our September 3rd move out deadline. And frankly, it’s not been any fun whatsoever. I load … Continue reading
Clementine Cake – if you can make room in your busy Christmas bondage schedule
Walking from my apartment to the subway I pass 2 sex shops.
The Monday Treat – Double chocolate chip brownies for Labor Day, and the end of white
In the movie Serial Mom, staring Kathleen Turner as a suburban killer, she notices a woman committing the social faux pas of wearing white shoes after Labor Day. Now, this is a bit of a spoiler alert, not a very dramatic … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, bbq, brownies, chocolate, easy, labor day, summer, vegetarian, white chocolate
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The Monday Treat – Blueberry Olive Oil Lemon Cake
Big News from my friend Rachel who bounded into choir rehearsal with a huge smile on her face and a huge diamond on her finger. Graham had proposed. Excitement. Squealing.
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Tagged baking, blueberry, cake, eggs, lemon, olive oil, summer, vegetarian
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The Monday Treat – s’mores bars to inspire happiness even in indoorsy types
I was a reluctant camper as a child. Bugs, rain, sleeping on the ground – not really my scene. On my return from my first guide camp I sat on the bathroom floor sobbing as ants marched out of my … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th July, baking, bbq, camping, chocolate, easy, marshmallow, picnic, s'mores, sweet treat
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The Monday Treat – Christmas cookies
Christmas baking can feel like a step too far sometimes. Too pressured to be any fun– a source of work rather than a source of joy.
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Tagged baking, chocolate, chocolate chips, Christmas, coco, cookies, fridge, Martha, Momofuku, vegetarian
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Pumpkin Spice Pancakes with a Maple Apple Compote
So here’s the issue: the last thing anyone really wants after Thanksgiving is more dinner.
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Tagged apple compote, apple maple compote, baking, breakfast, brunch, compote, maple, pancake, Thanksgiving, vegetarian
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