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Brown Butter Banana Bread

18 September 2012

One day when Mira was about 4 and Liev about 2 and keeping me busy, the phone rang while I was melting the butter for this recipe.  Someone was asking for a phone number or a play date, etc., and I left the kitchen for a couple of minutes to attend to the request.  When […]

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Countdown

29 August 2012

This time of year, we are feeling the sweet embrace of summer pulling away, and simultaneously, so many new beginnings await us.  What are you counting down today?

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Fauna

08 August 2012

We revisited the garden, and where there is flora, there is also fauna, of the small and curious variety.  They run in small herds or packs and make the strangest noises. Now, I could have taken pictures of the mentally deranged squirrels that abide in our park.  They will run up your arms and legs […]

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Flora

01 August 2012

In New York City, unless you have a fabulous terrace to loll about on, the gardens are areas that everyone shares.  In Tribeca we have this sweet little garden that is part of our local park.  In late winter, you can sign up to have a plot in it and grow your own vegetables, flowers, […]

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Mac and Cheese with a Crunchy Cornflake Crust and Cooking Class Survival

30 July 2012

My Spring Semester Cooking Class this year was really one for the books.  It included mostly 6 and 7-year-old girls, among them the daughter of a former gourmet food magazine editor.  My student informed me that she liked five things: chocolate, bacon, pizza, plain pasta, and chocolate chip muffins. Let’s pause for a moment and […]

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