There is esprit de corps or playoff fever in the Pacific Northwest with the Seahawks fighting for another big trip and the 12s going all blue and green. Some folks are immune, but they keep their heads down. For the rest of us, two words end conversations. My pre-game preparation began here, with the easiest recipe … More I’m In with Cranberry Orange Scones in Seattle Colors
Listening to the Guerrilla Girls on the telly Thursday night being interviewed by Colbert resonated with me, brought to mind a little story. I like pink mountains. I like to see sunset on Mt. Rainier, when the mountain is out, as we say, if it’s visible wherever I’m at that evening. My interest began with … More Art as Food, Guerrilla Girls, Pink Mt. Rainier
Yep, there it is, tweeted with pretty ribbons “baking blue and green cookies.” Why? Because I’m In!!
Today is my adorable downstairs neighbor Hannah’s third birthday. I like to make their birthday cakes and asked what type of cake she might like. She’s seen only chocolate (spoken in a whisper?) and angel food with strawberries in one form or another, so when offered the choice between the two, she chose STRAWBERRIES! It is my … More Winter Birthday, Strawberry Well Cake
My daughter was born in London’s Westminster Hospital while I was a candidate for an advanced degree and we both got very lucky. She was admitted to Bessborough Street Day Nursery in Victoria in her first year which meant she got world-class care and I could spend my days in the India Office Library doing … More Kissing The Old Year Goodbye
Box top lettering “Best if used by October 1, 1995” and it was never opened, but saved along with other boxes opened and unopened relating to the Disney Aladdin movie. Someone in my family looked (looks) like Jasmine and collected the paraphernalia connected with one of the movies. She, however, didn’t save the cereal. That was … More Old Box of Cereal, Really
One of my favorite nephews has recently begun a new job in Hawaii and will be moving his family there from Washington in the next week. His favorite of the the Christmas goodies is the Chewy Chocolate Mint, so I made a batch of the drop version just for him on Thursday so they’d be … More Snicks with Kisses
The table cleared at last and this sweet, petite treat from my lovely neighbor Stephanie and her family now stands as the Star not only of Christmas yesterday, but will stay up for a few more days of fairy lights and cheer.
Can’t forget these guys at Christmas … and at the Cotton Bowl for the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Boxing Day. Go Dawgs! (Update: and go they did, as did the Cougars. Lots of Washingtonians happy about our college football Saturday. Others went to the mall.)
Well, here’s the first set of tins full of cookies and candies ready to make their way to … this person and that person and this family and that family. Fourteen, that’s 14, [Update upon looking at actual list: 16] different offerings this year, even though every gifted tin will not have them all. Sorry. … More Christmas Goodies in Tins, Star well-earned
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