I recently reconnected with an old friend from elementary and high school, Larcy, and she came over for dinner earlier this week. I wanted to make something healthy and easy, but still good enough for company. Rhubarb is in season right now and I knew I wanted to make a dessert with it. Inspired by [...]
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French pastry, Spanish cava, Korean beef
Posted in baked treat, dinner out, tagged korean, kori, madeleine, vino vino on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rainy Fridays are perfect for going to the movies. Yesterday afternoon, Dave (fresh from taking his last final), Clare, and I met in Chelsea and saw State of Play. Afterwards, we all wanted a cup of something hot, so Clare and I both thought of Madeleine, a charming French patisserie on 23rd Street between 6th [...]
Promoting peace, one cake at a time
Posted in baked treat, party, tagged kasina, peace games on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our flight from Seattle landed yesterday morning at 1:00 am in Newark, we were home by 2:00. I managed to squeeze in five hours of sleep before I was off to Fairway with my granny cart to stock up on food. I then cooked all day (with lots of help from Jenn who got roped [...]
Too many carbs in my belly
Posted in baked treat, lunch out, seattle, tagged pizza, serious pie, trophy cupcake on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Before heading to the airport, Dave and I had one final lunch with Braiden at Serious Pie, Tom Douglas‘ pizza joint. We started out with a salad of fava beans, local radishes, and miner’s lettuce. Smothered in a creamy but light dressing, the favas were the shining star of the dish. We each got our [...]
Perfect island day
Posted in baked treat, party, seattle, tagged farmers' market, san juan island, wedding on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Arriving in the San Juan Islands, for me, is like reuniting with a happier, truer version of myself. As soon as I drive off the ferry onto one of the islands (usually Orcas Island, my favorite place on earth, but this weekend we are on San Juan Island where my friend Cameni grew up) there [...]
Island cake, island bride
Posted in baked treat, biweekly photo, seattle, tagged cameni, wedding cake on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cameni, a dear, old friend of mine, was married today on San Juan Island, WA. The ceremony was one of the most beautiful and moving that I have had the pleasure of attending. The cake was pretty tasty too.
Crumpets and bao
Posted in baked treat, lunch out, seattle, sweets, tagged crumpets, hum bao, hum bow on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No trip to Seattle is complete without a stop at the Pike Place Market. While the seafood (and the famous fish guys) get all the publicity… I go to the Pike Place Market for one thing: crumpets. One of my favorite treats in this world, a must-eat on any trip to Seattle, comes from The [...]
Trendy noodles, winning cupcakes, killer sandwiches
Posted in baked treat, dinner in, lunch out, seattle, sweets, tagged boom noodle, cupcake royale, paseo on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday, I continued to eat my way through Seattle, accompanied by Braiden and joined for lunch by another of my Seattle friends, Aimee. We started our morning at Top Pot (where I sit right now as I write this) for coffee, tea, and high-speed internet access. They are famous for their hand-forged doughnuts (many friends [...]
Sonya’s birthday lunch
Posted in baked treat, tricks of the trade, tagged birthday on April 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I cooked lunch for my friend Sonya yesterday to celebrate her birthday which was on Thursday. Knowing that Sonya likes her whole grains and dark leafy greens, I dug deep into my Natural Gourmet roots, and made a medley of dishes to satisfy her inner health nut. You are looking at — clockwise from the [...]
Spring is in the air
Posted in baked treat, party, tagged bbq on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We attended our first barbecue of the season last night, hosted by Dave’s friend Matt on the roof deck of his building. It had been advertised as a Wisconsin-themed bbq but the only hint of this I saw at the party itself were the cheese curds, brought by Matt’s brother who was in town visiting [...]
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