Monthly Archives: January 2009

Carmelized Banana and Mascarpone Cream Tuiles

After being crippled with fear over last month’s Yule Log, I breathed a huge sigh of relief when I saw January’s Daring Bakers Challenge- sweet or savory tuiles. Then I promptly forgot about them…until this morning. A quick kitchen inventory … Continue reading


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Like Knitting With Mittens

When my husband came down with bronchitis, I knew I was in for it. Sickness hit me like a freight train and knocked me flat on my back for close to a week. Finally on the road to recovery, I … Continue reading


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Oh Baby! Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

One of my best friends, my sister-in-law, is not a huge fan of sweets. While I always need to end a meal with a treat, she was content to satisfy her sugar cravings with alcohol. However, now that she is … Continue reading


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New And Improved

I’ve never been one for the status quo and while I can appreciate the classics, it’s best not to rest on our laurels. An appropriate sentiment on a day when we celebrate what will hopefully be a fresh new approach … Continue reading


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Dangling Carrot

Two weeks into January and already things seem to be slowing down at the gym. No more waiting for a treadmill, no more scrounging around dark stinky corners to find hand weights, I guess the resolutioners are beginning to slide … Continue reading


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Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Sweating

I don’t mean to brag but, I am hot. In Los Angeles today it is unbelievably, unseasonably 85 degrees and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky. I’m so sorry. I know many of you are bundled up, hunkering down, … Continue reading


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This Is No Time For Decaf

Cold and gloomy weather, post holiday blues, the drudgery of getting back to work- the months between January and April can be toughest time of year. Despite what the Easter displays at Target tell you, spring is a hell of … Continue reading


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For Here Or To Go

Remember all the cheap food you could get in college? We ate Five Star Pizza not for the taste (the cardboard box had almost as much flavor), but because you could get a large pie for $3.99. Then there was … Continue reading


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Failure Is Not An Option

I woke up this morning with vague plans- go to the farmers market, go for a walk, start my taxes…holy crap its Tuesday! And not just any Tuesday, Tuesdays With Dorie Tuesday…the Tuesday that Dorie Greenspan herself picked the recipe!! … Continue reading


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When Life Gives You Lemons

I may not have a lot of money, or stuff, or natural athletic ability, but I’ve got lemons. Lots of lemons. When friends know you cook, you got inundated with free produce (see zucchini crisis of ’08). Thankfully, this month’s … Continue reading


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