I’ve had this food blog for 9 months, and have been keeping this favorite morsel from you all the while.  If you’ll forgive me and read on, I think we can patch things up.
My mom used to make this Silver Palate recipe–it was often her go-to dessert when company came over.  I’ve been making it, [...]

My old high school friend Tammy started reading In Praise of Leftovers in the spring.  She told her friend Ginger about it, who quickly became Leftoverist Fan #1.  Tammy contacted me this summer with an idea–for Ginger’s 40th, could I come and surprise her?  So we’ve been planning since then.  Mostly Tammy, actually.  She invited [...]

I brought this to a Christmas party last night.  Unless you suddenly get laid off from your job and are injected with gallons of extra energy at the same time, I don’t necessarily advise making it.  It was delicious–eggy, vanilla cake; cranberry jam; orange-scented custard;, and cognac syrup, fit snugly into a (newly purchased) trifle [...]

One thing I like about blogging is it makes me more aware of the seasons.  Maybe it’s part of just being more observant in general, but it’s a good development, I think.  The leaves in the last week have been poetry-inducing. I haven’t written any poetry, of course, but maybe I can credit them for [...]

It’s been a busy weekend–church retreat in Port Orchard, racing home across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to be home in time for my dad’s birthday picnic at Seward Park.  A lot of sunshine and memories packed into 48 hours.  Last night, crossing the field with the kids to the sing-a-long, it occurred to me (for [...]