And a happy weekend to all. Nothing like eating French toast for breakfast at near noon while watching Men’s Trampoline Olympic finals. I’m feeling a strong sense of recognition in regards to these men who leap and bound on a giant elastic sheet because this is my first day off in two weeks (with a […]
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Caramel Tart for Mother’s Day
Regarding my mother, there is no example of her patience and grace more profound than to mention how she tolerated with relative indifference my Ewws and rolling eyes and snubbed nose at her cooking for nearly two decades—and now this: Some seeds have very, very thick coats. Trust the loyalty of sprouts—in time they break […]
Frozen Creme Caramel
Endeavoring this recipe was the closest thing I could imagine to American Ninja Warrior in the kitchen. Not that I ever watched American Ninja Warrior. But when I am consciously aware of principles of physical science and chemistry while trying to cook something—which is to say I am NOT in Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s state of Flow—cooking […]
Dulce de Leche Crepes and Buddhist Driving
I think I am a Buddhist when it comes to driving. That said, I usually walk or moped to the places I need to go. But when I do drive, I get no road rage. I do not speed. Why would I push the pedal to the floor with every green light when I know […]
Pecan and Caramel Sticky Buns
The swirls in these sticky buns match the red swirls the angry blood vessels have designed upon my tired eyes. Red Eye flight home from Boston. As I fade in and out of late night delirium while trying to finish a Nobel Prize winning fiction trilogy Kristen Lavransdattar, happy montages of these delicious pecan treats […]