There are two jugs of wine in my closet, the one that also houses clean towels and jackets. My journey to hooch-in-the-linen closet began many months ago, when a good friend discovered – by what means I can’t recall – The Joy of Home Winemaking. Being the type of woman inclined to make her own [...]
Read More»I have taken a job as a pastry baker. I said I wouldn’t. I said I love food too much to do it professionally. I said I wanted to use my brain more than my hands. Turns out, however, that this is my marketable skill and, darn it, it was high time to go to [...]
Read More»In my redesign of Food. according to me, I am adding some pretty neato widgets and hoosits to the site that were quite impossible in my beloved Blogger. One feature that I am particularly enthused about is the Eat In section, wherein I shall post recipes, hawk my favorite machines and gadgets, and rant about [...]
Read More»In March, an old friend came to visit me. I picked him up at the airport at nine thirty p.m. By ten ten, we were at Denny’s, recapping time lost over seasoned fries and the Meat Lover’s breakfast special. My friend – a man whom I have known for ten years, my former boss and [...]
Read More»Sometimes folks called ahead to reserve a scone, afraid that they wouldn’t make it to the shop early enough and have to take Cinnamon Walnut instead of their preferred Iced Lemon Poppyseed. One couple, who always brought their ancient pet Dachshund, invariably ordered one Raspberry and one Golden Raisin Pinenut. The dog, I recall, was content to lazily lick foamed milk out of a Dixie cup while her owners ate their scones.
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