Monday, August 31, 2009

Whipped Cream. Fruit. Flowers. Booze.

All makings of one crazy sexy hip hop video. And one very lovely birthday cake for an old friend who breezed through town in recent days. My...

DILL SHRIMP WITH RICE RECIPES

2 tbsp. mustard (any kind) 20 sm. shrimp, peeled & deveined 3 sliced mushrooms 1 tbsp. chopped fresh dill 1/2 c. wine (chablis or sh...

SCALLOPED OYSTERS & SCALLOPS RECIPES

1 qt. oysters 1 pt. scallops 1 c. sour cream 2 c. bread crumbs 1/2 c. melted butter (not oleo) Mix melted butter and bread crumbs toge...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Cookies for Dudes

Somewhere in the back of my increasingly feeble, mother-to-an-almost-toddler mind, I seem to remember learning in school about the hierarc...

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Macarons, macarons, macarons!

I have the best friend who brought me the best souvenirs! After a month-long honeymoon hopping across Eurasia from Russia to France, E.’s ...

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Here Comes the Sun

It's 7:00 am. A mother stands with her wiggly baby on her hip, looking out a picture window, still sleepy, willing her cup of coffee to...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Crab Cakes

Mmm mm! 4 oz. crab cake with Israeli couscous (our current obsession) cooked in crab stock. I’m back! I spent the last month working at a ...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Three Dozen Cookies, One Stick of Butter (!)

I realize that with my all-desserts-all-the-time blog that I'm not exactly the poster child for low-fat eats. I've said before that ...

Sunday, August 9, 2009

A Lovely Lemon Layer Cake

On my favorite running route, there is an old house that has a huge, neglected lemon tree. It is an absolute crime , I tell you. The branche...