A friend of mine gave me a bag of small, crisp red apples the last time she came for dinner and somehow, I’d lost track of them. I should have known they’d been sitting in the fridge, waiting for me to get around to making something with Fall written all over it. Would it be [...]
October 2009
I’ve tried to remember the first time I saw a macaron, but honestly, I can’t. It surely wasn’t until I started writing here, more and more frequently crossing paths with amazing people who bake amazing desserts at home with little or no formal training. I’d not heard of Pierre Herme, either. No, I was caught [...]
You’re wondering what peposo is, right? Or perhaps you know what peposo is and you’ve already wondered how it ended up in a sandwich. If you’re like me, you may even just want to take a big bite of it right now because it’s dinnertime and it would be much easier to have a savory [...]
It’s only a matter of time once the hint of Fall teases me with cool afternoons that I start thinking of soup. I’m not partial to any kind of soup in particular as long as it’s warm and satisfying. Sometimes I long for a clear broth and others something silky and smooth. This time, I [...]
I’ve often accused my husband of being a fair weather fan of our local sports teams, yet it couldn’t be farther from the truth. No, I’d qualify for the position far more than he ever could given the amount of time he spends cheering and, yes, jeering about their wins and far too frequent losses. [...]
