Oh yes she did! Move over Bakerella (wid’ yo bad self and your highly addictive cake pops). Hel-lo foie gras pops! What? Did you say something? Foie gras is pronounced “fwah-grah” and it literally means fatted liver. But just forget I said that. It’s usually made from duck liver, although the more authentic foie gras is made from goose. I… Read More
Archives for December 2013
Thankful
This past weekend we had one of those rich, full weekends, where all the events put together made everything seem larger than life. Do you know the kind of weekend I’m talking about? As most of you know, my memoir was published on Amazon.com on Friday. And seriously, I got such an encouraging and enthusiastic response from all of you, I just… Read More
My Memoir is Out on Amazon!
My book is published! I wrote a whole book! And this is the second-most exciting thing I’ve ever done after having children. It’s even more exciting than traveling the world! Here’s my friend Greta, together with her adorable daughter, getting my book in the mail. She was kind enough to offer to do a book review for me. (She blogs… Read More
Champs Elysées at Christmas
Would you like to know how to pronounce the “Champs Elysées?” For the first word, you say the name “Shawn.” But right before you’re about to touch your tongue to the roof of your mouth to make the “n” sound, you swap it out with a “z” instead. Still with me? So it’s like this – shaw(n)z – ay-lee-zay. It’s… Read More
Step-by-Step Instructions for Making an Opéra
So. The pâtisserie called “Opéra,” pronounced oh-pair-ah. Do you know it? This post gives you step-by-step instructions with photos for how to make one. There are 44 photos in all. One of them is this. It’s not for the faint of heart. You will need to make the following things: cake layer, the coffee syrup, italian merengue (which is part of… Read More
How to Pray
There is no formula for prayer. When Gabriel was 2 1/2 and still wearing diapers, he wandered off from our house in the country to see the cows. By the time we realised he was gone, he was nowhere to be seen. I looked all over the house and the yard, and when I didn’t see him there, I ran… Read More