Long, long ago
My new boyfriend's parents were coming for the weekend, and I wanted to make a good impression. The boyfriend said his mom liked chestnut. I went to see Ina. Back...
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Quick gift: Homemade caramel
The last minute comes around swiftly, smacking the inattentive. Should you find yourself startled by its arrival, ill-prepared and gift-free, fear not. The gift can be conjured from kitchen staples...
Quick gift: Homemade caramel
The last minute comes around swiftly, smacking the inattentive. Should you find yourself startled by its arrival, ill-prepared and gift-free, fear not. The gift can be conjured from kitchen staples...
Well-kept cake
Jennifer was baking dobos torte, so I stopped by. My job wasn't to help or to coach. It was to egg on. "Why not bake two?" I urged, pulling out...
Well-kept cake
Jennifer was baking dobos torte, so I stopped by. My job wasn't to help or to coach. It was to egg on. "Why not bake two?" I urged, pulling out...
Peas in a pod
College beckons, so we went to look. There we were, standing on lower Broadway, in front of the school of the arts. We were so close to the rehearsal studios,...
Peas in a pod
College beckons, so we went to look. There we were, standing on lower Broadway, in front of the school of the arts. We were so close to the rehearsal studios,...
Many hands, one goal
Everyone's busy working and studying and practicing and participating. What ever happened to wasting time? What happened to the dish designed to soak up hours? Gone, along with the lemonade...
Many hands, one goal
Everyone's busy working and studying and practicing and participating. What ever happened to wasting time? What happened to the dish designed to soak up hours? Gone, along with the lemonade...
Snow day and pancakes
Snow comes with winter the way the receipt comes with groceries. Routine. Except in Baltimore. There, snow comes with winter the way Godzilla comes with New York. Unexpected. Terrifying. Disastrous...