….Tart. Having offered to be the dessert maker for our Thanksgiving celebration, I wanted to make sure that I presented an end to the great meal that would be something that would appeal to all the guests and be would representative of the holiday. My first thought was of a pumpkin cheesecake, but I rejected [...]
Archive for November, 2009
American As An Apple….
Posted in cooking, food, friends, recipe on November 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Giving Thanks
Posted in family, friends on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For the first Thanksgiving in a very long time, we are not hosting the big dinner at our house. Initially I was rather disappointed, but this morning as I sit here sipping a cappuccino and eating an incredible chocolate cookie, I’ve decided that I’m okay with not having a million things to do in the [...]
Everyday Easy
Posted in cooking, food on November 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I cook every night. It’s what I do. We’re hungry and need food. I go to the fridge and cupboard and figure something out. I don’t spend a lot of time fretting or consternating, but I do realize that there are a lot of people who do not take this easy approach to dinner time.
Half [...]
Taking A Look Back
Posted in Uncategorized on November 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been blogging a little over two years now. It’s interesting for me to look back to some of those early posts and see how I was writing back then. I’ve been thinking a lot about my father lately and decided it would be nice to re-visit a post that I wrote exactly two [...]
Back In The Kitchen
Posted in cooking, food, recipe on November 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Although I cook dinner every single evening, you wouldn’t know it from my recent blog entries. I’ve been what you could call “uninspired”. I love being in the kitchen and I love to write, but lately I haven’t been able to put those two things together and get it my culinary efforts onto the blog. [...]
Gratitude Friday: Opportunity
Posted in friends on November 20, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It seems that just when you can’t figure out where you’re going or what you’ll be doing, opportunity knocks. I’m a firm believer that it is good to hope and to dream and think that all will work out for the best. Of course I’ve been known to worry now and then (J. is probably [...]
Ready, Set, Cook!
Posted in cooking, food on November 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
‘Tis the season’, well it’s almost the season. I just realized that Thanksgiving is actually next week and from there it’s a frenzy of cooking and baking throughout the month of December. Of course I have my favorite cookie recipes, but I’m alway on the quest for great new recipes for entertaining and gift giving.
Gourmet [...]
What’s For Dinner?
Posted in cooking, food on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I should be living somewhere in Europe, at least part of the time. Okay, I guess I may as well be honest and come right out and say that I should be living in Italy for a few months each year. I think I qualify as I shop and cook like a European. I’ve [...]
Gratitude Friday: The Golden State
Posted in California on November 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
California. It definitely is an interesting place to live. When I moved here I was looking for a change from the northeast and I certainly found it. There are always going to be things that I miss about where I grew up, but one of the best things about California is its diversity.
From the bounty [...]
Italy Withdrawal
Posted in Italy on November 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Yes, I have it, bad. I can’t believe how long it’s really been since I’ve been there-a year and a half. It’s hard enough to think about it, let alone actually write it down and see it on paper. On my last day of language school in Arezzo I told my teachers that I would [...]
