Somehow I ended up going for the cliche on this one, and I made this on Valentine’s day. Now it’s been a couple of weeks so I need to emotionally recreate the evening for myself. You can come along too. OK, OK, here we go…My friend Molly was coming back from Istanbul, and her mom…
orange poppyseed muffins
Well, here I am on the eve of a work trip, and I’m writing instead of packing. It’s school vacation, and months ago Joey booked a solo trip to Denver with my full blessing for this week. Then a few weeks ago, some exciting things happened with work, and here I am off to California….
Daring Bakers Challenge: Tuiles and their friends
I am having a funny week. Work has been really crazy, and the world is icy, and I’m doing a lot of slipping around. Let’s just say I haven’t been so grounded. And while usually my daring baker’s challenges have been a real event for me, this one was different, for several reasons which I…
blueberry ricotta coffee cake
I have this friend, and she and her very fabulous boyfriend (who is also now a friend) came to visit this past weekend. This friend, we’ll call her Sarah, because that is actually her name, and I have known each other for 28 of our 30 years, since our single moms joined forces in an…
Beignets
It’s cold out here, and it’s just getting colder. This week an arctic front is flying in and will apparently prevent the temperature from getting above 5 degrees for a while. And we’re trying to enjoy ourselves, we really are. We take out the snowshoes and we tromp around the woods in wonder, and then…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 