The Buttercream Project part 4
Time has come and gone and I am now not only a Bittman truant, but two buttercream posts behind. I’ve got to catch up. But I have an excuse. It looks like this: Yes, the dissertation is complete. Well,...
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It’s funny, the things we feel we have to do to catch up with life. Thursday was a big day: I successfully defended my dissertation, the last step on the way toward becoming a PhD in English...
View ArticleThe Buttercream Project, part 6
Buttercream and I are getting more comfortable with each other (and we’d better be, since the wedding is in one week. One week!). To prove this to myself, and because my family was clamoring for a...
View ArticleJust peeking in…
Hello friends. Is the world still the same place? I’ve been offline for a full week now, as part of my move from Oregon to California. I’m now settled somewhere in Los Angeles, my eyes startled by...
View ArticleThe Buttercream Project: Wedding Day, part one!
So… I made a wedding cake. For a wedding. And it was served. At a wedding. And no one threw anything at me, or snickered behind my back, or insinuated the bride and groom would have made a better...
View ArticleThe Buttercream Project: Wedding day, part two
Saturday morning – Wedding day! – was beautiful and bright and promising. Our now-from-Seattle friends had arrived the night before, we’d all slept, the cakes had chilled, and now after a brief...
View ArticleCarrot and Sweet Potato Salad with Lime Vinaigrette
I mention my sister pretty frequently in this little space. Although she lives across the country from me, across disciplines, across life experiences, across personalities, she is my kitchen sounding...
View ArticleIt’s Wedding Week!
No recipe today (again, I’m sorry, and none next week either), but I did want to write a little – it doesn’t do to fall out of the habit for too many weeks in a row. It has been a … Continue reading →
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