The Dowager Countess Earl Grey Scone (I'm waiting for my Lime-Scented Madeleine batter to chill, an inspiration from across the pond but in the era, and so, I got into more trouble today.) The fire is blazing, we're gathered in the drawing room, Barrow or Molesley is serving tea. I prefer to think that Isis is still with us. Or maybe Violet and Isobel are having a little gossipy chat in the garden, sharing little bits about their loves, … [Read more...]
Perfectly Sunny in Here; Bleak House and the Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Hazelnuts
perfectly Sunny in here! Charles Dickens image courtesy specialcollections.vassar.edu image courtesy C. Dickens Could it be true that we appreciate specific things most fully when they are up against their extreme polar opposites? Like this: vs this: After college, from 1977-1988 I had a corporate life. I had two best friends there. We were an unmatched trio, yet we would often howl with laughter. One of them … [Read more...]
Wishing You a Common Sense, Age of Reason-Guilt-free and Happy Day
image courtesy bookrags image courtesy ushistory.org Two things are on my mind right now: the folks at HHS, FDA, EPA and USDA, and those particularly who publish the guidelines for eating in the US might want to take a stroll over to the Library of Congress and take out a couple of books written by one of their predecessors. I'm sort of curious again about that wonderful American thinker, Thomas Paine. Just a month ago, I referenced … [Read more...]
Super-Sconic Transport; Sunshine in Skin – Blood Orange, Hazelnut and Toasted Coconut Scones
sunshine in skin We are definitely between seasons now aren't we? You can feel it outside and in. The sun is warmer but the air is cold, it keeps snowing and yet, you know, in your heart, we are not too far away. The birds are busy and the buds in my windows are reaching out for the longer moments of daylight. I'm desperate these days, but you know that. I need to be super-sonically transported into consistent 60F weather, day in and … [Read more...]
Much Ado About Nothing? Freudian Instant-Messaging; Is There Something Deeper Cooking Here?
image courtesy poetryfoundation.org predicament, quagmire, conundrum, perspective Seems like there are no small problems in the world any longer. Seems like the world is so complex that complexity IS the problem? Anyway, when did Food become a World? It would seem as though Shakespeare, a person who's iconic work I sadly and uncouthly admit to having spat over (figuratively) in high school, as if interned in a chamber of torture, … [Read more...]
Grateful
….to watch his woods fill up with snow…... Whose woods these are I think I know…….. I suppose, to a lot of people, I have a very odd coalescence of things that impress me. While most people tend to gaggle at celebrities of the business, fashion or media world, bank accounts, cars, planes, and other modicums of notoriety, I am impressed with a myriad of souls who fly on another radio wave. I guess I fly on another radio wave. The sight … [Read more...]
Ganache et Garnis – The Amuse Bouche of the Last Course and A Few Thoughts on the Survival of Dessert
photo courtesy Vosges Haut Chocolate For all of you French conjugators - I decided to change the title from Garnir to Garnis, as in tu garnis….. lest you think I made a boo-boo. I didn't want to cause confusion…... What are you doing today? At this moment, I'm dreaming of a dark chocolate-brown-butter-caramel-morello cherry truffle with pink himalayan sea salt………. I love the name Vosges - the word itself. Makes me want to get on a … [Read more...]
They’re Not Mark Bittman’s but – My Cranberry-Orange Gluten-Free Buttermilk Scones
I don't know about you, but I am a little wary of the mass-market Gluten-Free flours. One has to really scour the ingredient list and proportions to see what you're really subbing in for what you're subbing out. Earlier this week I had a brief conversation with my sister-in-law about Gluten Free Flours. She asked about Cup4Cup and we chatted briefly about King Arthur. She wanted to make Mark Bittman's Scones. I suggested she read all the … [Read more...]
Revelation: Eye Candy – The Perfect Pair – Chocolate and ……..
photos courtesy Pierre Hermé I'm sorry, I think I am in love with Pierre Hermé………. This is the number one week for eye candy, is it not? And, even if your love isn't rushing out to the jewelry store to indulge in a special cushion-cut treat for you, well, I say, indulge them with a very special treat anyway! I just spent a few moments perusing Pierre Hermés' Pinterest page and omg - there is no other word for it than GENIUS! I think … [Read more...]
Orange is Not the New Black, Feast for the Eyes at Dean and Deluca and the Promise of Marmalade Magnificence
it's a perfect day for making a marmalade I'm well aware of the popularity of "Orange is the New Black". In my case, however, I beg to differ…. Last week I came upon an article about someone who wrote her graduate dissertation on the topic of Marmalade. To me, this was just about the most wonderful idea ever. This stopped me in my tracks and made me wish I had started the NYU program as I'd planned. But, would I actually be able to … [Read more...]
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