Poaching
Picture: http://castletapestry.com/customtapestry/ No, une femme hasn’t been hunting stag in the Earl of Wibberley’s forest again. I’m referring to poached eggs, a skill which I’ve…
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Rethinking Pink
If you aren’t watching the Battlestar Gallactica series on the Sci-Fi Channel, you should be. BG has some of the strongest, most developed and interesting…
Got Matzoh?
Seder plate painted by my son and the dreaded Four Questions Happy Pesach to those who celebrate! MIL hosts the big family Seder. Each year…
Sweets For the Sweet
If I were omnipotent, I would send you all a box of Teuscher Dark Chocolate Champagne Truffles today, even though the box is not a…
Shirley Does Chanel
Shirley MacLaine is currently in Paris filming a biopic about Coco Chanel, according to an article in the LAT, which further Googling reveals to be…
Finding Myself Through Food
Jan Steen: Girl Eating Oysters I was just catching up over at Harriet Brown’s terrific blog, Feed Me! and this post really resonated with my…
Smoke and Misogyny
Anyone else watching “Mad Men” on AMC? Don Draper is a buttoned down, buttoned up, top-of-his-game Ad Exec with a beautiful young wife who may…
