Wow... it's like a blast from the past posting here rather than facebook!  I'm not even sure what to do with all of this space anymore ( Read more... )

Please put the word out ( Read more... )

Cold weather always makes me want Indian food. :) I'm pulling out the ol' Indian cookbook and making a shopping list!

Days like today remind me why I love food so much. I love the way the turkey and the bacon and the sage and the wild rice come together, I love the mingling of the shallots and the mushrooms and the red wine in the pan, the combination of the ginger and the sugar and the spice, each becoming so much more than the sum total of its parts. I love ( Read more... )

I'm excited about tomorrow. I just finished rolling out and shaping croissant dough for a slow proof in the fridge overnight, to bake off first thing in the morning ( Read more... )

Braedan's 8th birthday cake:

He requested R2D2 (full-standing), which would be fairly easy to do but almost impossible to transport the hour down I-95 in the blazing Florida sun. So, we opted for a more easily transported cake - R2D2 sitting in a very small section of the X-wing fighter.

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This is the little demo piece I did for my class today.

( chocolate )

Some pictures of my 4th of July-themed chocolate showpiece:

( stars and stripes )

I decided to pamper myself and bought a new necklace from dstroy (Laughing Starfish). I got it in the mail today and it's perfect. :) Love it!!!

I am so proud of Braedan.