merry christmas!

It’s been a whirlwind week since coming back from LA. My blog was down, my husband has been working long hours while his boss is out of town, we’re puppy-sitting for her while she’s gone, my in-laws are here, and I had some shopping left to do! But it all worked out and we had […]

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aaaaaaaaaaand we're back!

Sorry, everyone, technical difficulties over here. My host was having some problems that I can only describe as being broken, but seem fixed. So apologies for the lack of excitement over here. I have another post from our LA trip, some cookies I need to photograph, and I’m going to buy a Christmas tree today! […]

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wednesday in LA

Since my husband has to work over Christmas (hey, hotels and hospitals never close) he got to take a few days of vacation this week. We decided to take a short trip north to Los Angeles since my only previous visit was for a day and a half last month. A cruise up the interstate […]

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bad blogger, good veggies

It hasn’t been a bad week in general, but it’s been a bad week for blogging. I haven’t been baking. I have been cooking, but it’s either repeats, variations on repeats, random cobbled-together dishes before CSA veggies go bad, or just plain boring. Oh, and I made sushi, but we had dinner guests and I […]

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christmas elves

Confession time: I love holiday gift guides. It’s total window shopping, full of both intrigue and hilarity. Some of the things that exist amaze me. So I made my own. It has things I have, things I would like to have, and things that I would consider buying for others. Or, let’s be honest, myself. […]

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caramel-pecan sticky buns

Bread, butter, sugar, cinnamon, and ooey-gooey caramel-covered pecans. What’s not to like? What I wanted was something warm and cinnamon-y and that’s what I got. It doesn’t get cold here, but it definitely cools down, and the lack of insulation in the buildings make our apartment chilly after sunset. In fact, it took this dough […]

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housekeeping. blogkeeping. whatever.

Hello? Hello??? Sorry, I didn’t mean to vanish. Friday night at 7pm I accepted a job. Saturday morning I started it. I’m working from home (upside: working in jammies; downside: always “at work”) doing some temporary customer service and website support for an online vendor — I found out about it through my cousin who […]

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lemony coconut snowballs

A few years ago at Thanksgiving dinner, my sister and I were shocked and horrified: my mother did something weird to the mashed potatoes. “Mom! What is IN these? Why are there… flecks?!?!” “It’s ‘garden veggie’ cream cheese. I thought I would try something different.” “NO! NEVER MAKE THESE AGAIN! WE WANT YOUR MASHED POTATOES! […]

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catching up: links

Wow, a few days out of town, a few days dead to the world, and look at all I missed! Here are some highlights for you: 10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Cooking from David Leibovitz A look at the oft-reviled Napa cabernet from Slate 15 Small Luxuries for Home Cooks from TheKitchn 10 Kitchen […]

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csa share 3

Technically it’s week 5 as we get a box every other week. My charming husband picked up the goods as I took my first of two naps yesterday. He’s a trooper. Disappointingly, one cucumber and two red peppers were smooshed. But the rest looks pretty tasty. Apologies for crappy photos, I was going for speed. […]

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