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December 2007 - Posts
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Happy New Year! OK, yes, I realize that I'm doing this on New Year's Eve, but I'm headed off to London tomorrow very early (unofficially, I'm co-leading this trip/course) , so I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for reading...
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I used to date a man who loved the cocktail hour at wedding receptions; the combination of elegant mixed drinks with a panoply of carefully prepared finger foods proved too irresistible. Forget the cake, or the carefully plated fish-or-chicken entrees...
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Kicked Up Green Bean Casserole: pretty, by casserole standards. I've never been a fan of the traditional green bean casserole but Shane really likes it, so I'll make it on occassion -- most recently, for Thanksgiving. I'm not crazy about green...
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! This month, Lis and Ivonne challenged all the Daring Bakers to create a Yule Log for the holidays. Mine is a few days late -- it's been a hectic month, and the past few days have been especially sad for...
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Every year, the George Eastman House hosts an exhibition of Gingerbread Houses created by people all over the Rochester area. Take a look at some of the lovely creations! Read More...
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The fine folks at Vosges (specifically Paige -- Hi, Paige!) sent me a gorgeous Exotic Caramel Collection 18pc 2-Tier Hatbox . And, let me tell you, it knocked my socks off. The collection features two samples each of nine different caramels with flavors...
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I've been tooling around the American Science & Surplus site , which is filled with all sorts of little goodies at very resonable prices, when I came across this: Butane Beauty It's stylish, it's handy, it has a slightly menacing look...
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An email from Mark , verbatim: It was one of those awkward social mixers at the beginning of my first semester at The University of Alabama in 1990. All the grad students were invited to the home of the one of the professors, so we could get to know each...
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I can't believe it, but the Food Network has cancelled it's flagship show, Emeril Live. From Changing Courses at the Food Network , NYT 12/17/07: You can find chef Emeril Lagasse’s name and face all over a dozen cookbooks, 10 restaurants, lines...
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I signed up for Facebook earlier this year and am completely addicted. Why I (and everyone else on Facebook) find updates on all my friends' minutia so fascinating, or why writing "on walls" is fun, or why challenging each other to movie...
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Sometimes, a cookie is so tasty that, even though you've planned to blog about it, you eat all the treats before you have a chance to take pictures. This is cookie falls into this category. On Saturday night, we had dinner with a few of the HWS students...
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It's a pretty wintery day here today -- all the area school have been closed (except MINE) and Shane is staying home from work, so even though I'm probably going in (let's face it, I am) it still feels like a bit of a vacation day. A good...
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