Sometimes I just get an urge to make gingerbread. I love the simplicity of it, the rich, spicy flavors, the moist cake accompanied by a little bit of vanilla ice cream or softly whipped cream. Just writing about it makes me hungry. The other day the urge came over me. I began my usual cookbook [...]
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Maple-gingerbread cake with bittersweet chocolate glaze
Posted in baking, food on January 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Knitted snake scarf — for a grown-up
Posted in knitting on January 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Readers of this blog will probably remember my post (last September) about the knitted snake scarf I made (originally for my nephew). That post set off a series of conversations with a friend, M, who was so taken with the scarf that she wondered if I could knit a snake big enough for an adult. [...]
Macaroni and cheese for grown-ups
Posted in cooking, food on January 13, 2010 | 8 Comments »
One of my favorite meals for a cold, rainy Portland winter evening is macaroni and cheese. Not the kind from a box (though I have been known to mix up a box of Annie’s organic in a pinch), but the kind that requires a real cheese sauce and good pasta. With that in mind, I [...]
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