Somehow last year, we missed the school Valentine’s Dance. Were we sick? Oh wait. We were in Paris. Aaaah. Back to earth. That was not going to happen this year. Meaning going to Paris. And meaning not missing the dance. We sent our $4 a person check for $16, covering us 4, only […]
I don’t like cinnamon. But I like Snickerdoodle cookies. Somehow, they aren’t very cinnamony even though the cookies are rolled in a cinnamon and sugar mixture before baking. I tweaked a good recipe for them after we broke down and bought some frozen dough from the Girl Scout on our street who needed to […]
Raise your hand if you like dry chicken. Thought not. My multi-year quest for moist oven-roasted chicken has been realized over several attempts in a row. To do this, I did not climb any mountains, fight a lion or find a sword in a lake. Unfortunately. Still, I present you with The Grail. […]
I went on a top secret Valentine’s gift mission to Santa Monica a couple days ago. Yes, we have a splendid fancy mall here, and a couple of indy type shops where you can get odd gifts. There is even an elderly engraver along the main drag, 85 if he is a day, in […]
My Scottish grandmother was a terrific baker. The Waterloo for most home bakers is pie crust. Snap. How about nice crumbly scones? Double snap. I can make those both very well, thanks to her. Having left school at 14 (typical then), and with no desire to work in a factory (horrible work), a shop […]