My friend Shari says, or maybe it’s her Mama Rose who says, or someone else who says, ‘Ain’t a mother’s love so great she doesn’t love to see ’em sleep.’
Archives for September 2011
Sorrow & Red Pepper Mousse
I’ve been grieving lately because my friend Stacy died of cancer two weeks ago, leaving behind a husband and son the same age as Young Knight. My husband was their wedding photographer and her husband was our immigration lawyer. He left his law career to go into the military and they endured a year’s separation while he was overseas. Their… Read More
And We Have a Winner!
So it’s Saturday morning and the cartoons are on. That means my kids are glued to the tv and my house is messy from them throwing things at each other. We’re very civilized here. But it’s time to draw the names for the grand supermarket cd giveaway. (yaaaaay) First, just to draw out suspense and because you are forced to… Read More
Supermarket CD Giveaway
First it’s a box of chocolates from La Maison du Chocolat (twice), and now this! I was skimming through our local grocery store, and what did I chance upon but a 6€ cd of Jacques Brel! And since we already have a cd of Jacques Brel, I thought of you! Oh yes I did. Now you know you want it…. Read More
Eclair au Chocolat (gluten free)
So guys, poser that I am, I tried to make the fondant patissier that most sane people buy in the store when they want to make patisserie. It’s the thing that makes the white glaze on top of the vanilla éclair, and you flavor it with coffee or chocolate for the other “parfums.” It all looked so easy here. Greased… Read More