Stuff eat :

Green

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Growing up in New York?s Hudson Valley, I developed a profound affinity for green things?leaves, grass, plants, Frankenstein. Just kidding about the last one. I had an affinity for him way before I moved to the Hudson Valley. I slogged through[...]

Coffee

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Coffee and I have an intense on-again, off-again relationship. I love coffee, but it doesn?t always love me. It acts like it loves me, leading me on with its heavenly aroma and rich dark color, then it spurns me, much like a certain boy in high[...]

London

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My favorite city in the world is London. It reminds me of New York, but with an infinitely cleaner and more comfortable subway. London is damp and cool, and, dictated by my Western European genes, is the kind of weather I favor. I was 15 when I[...]

Scones

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The early 90s are a bit of a blur for me. I was working full-time, Max was a baby prone to frequent ear infections alternating with the croup and Dan was working extremely long hours and was home basically to sleep. There was one thing I looked[...]

Outlet

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I know I am among the many who use cooking as an outlet. While the Station Fire burned frighteningly close to where I live last week, I turned to cooking to allay my fears. Dan was in New York handling a family situation, so I was the man of the[...]

Cookies

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Some days Max will wander into the kitchen and say to me, ?Mom, I think you need to make some cookies.? I don?t need much more encouragement than that to start baking. While I love reading other people?s cookie recipes, I?m a simple,[...]

Cookies

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Some days Max will wander into the kitchen and say to me, ?Mom, I think you need to make some cookies.? I don?t need much more encouragement than that to start baking. While I love reading other people?s cookie recipes, I?m a simple,[...]

Peevish

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A few weeks ago my father came to visit, and we took a road trip to San Diego for a few days. My dad is a horse-racing aficionado, and he really wanted to see the Del Mar track. It had been a while since I had taken some time off and, more to the[...]

My Nose

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Two pregnancy phenomena have stayed with me, even though I gave birth almost 18 years ago: curly hair and a heightened sense of smell. I keep waiting for them both to turn off, but so far no luck. While I was pregnant with Max, I could smell the[...]

Humbled

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This past Memorial Day weekend in Los Angeles was perfect baking weather: cool and cloudy. I figured I would take advantage of Mother Nature?s gift and work on my honey cake. In a previous post I mentioned an idea I had for revamping the dreaded[...]