• 1-2-3-4 Cake with Chocolate Ermine Frosting

    The Beloved’s lovely boss emailed a few days ago asking if I would make a small birthday cake for one of their coworkers. I said “Sure! And worry not about paying. It’ll be fun.” Well, if you followed along yesterday, … Continue reading

  • Food52sday Recipe Interpretation: Chipotle Chorizo Corn Chowder with Fried Corn and Avocado Salsa

    Wow, that’s a mouthful! And it really was. And a tummyful, too. A very happy tummyful. When I read the recipe inspiration, I knew I didn’t want to stick with the original. Not that the original didn’t sound good (we … Continue reading

  • Puff Pastry Projects: Rustic Fruit Strips

    This whole thing started when I read this post by Stacy from Food Lust People Love. On Saturday, I posted a picture of a Thing that I called a “Rustic Fruit Strip” that I’d made for dessert when our friends … Continue reading

  • Sunday Suppers (Monday Morning Edition): General Faux’s Chicken

    June 26, 1994 around 11pm, I called my best friend Julie to see how she was doing after giving birth to her first child, Shellie.  Much to my surprise, she answered the phone sounding chipper and wide awake and told … Continue reading

  • Food52sday Recipe Inspiration Post (Thursday Edition): Summer Corn Chowder

    So what’s Food52sday anyway, and can I play too? (Yes, you can. Please do)! Since I have been Slack-Slack-Slack in getting the Food52sday post up this week (bad me), I’ll be taking next week off to give myself and anyone … Continue reading

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