Breads
Week 49: Holiday Hearth and Home Bread
When did December become a month that I dreaded? For most of my adult life, the month of December (albeit stressful) was filled with joy, sparkle, music, magic, generosity, decorations, surprises, big hearts, friends, and family. In fact, most years my home looked as though it had been pulled off the set of Radio City Music […]
Week 43: Nana’s Pumpkin Bread (Playdough)
“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to head the lessons of failure.“ ~ Bill Gates “Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success” ~ Arianna Huffington “If you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing your world. You’re […]
Week 38 : Preppy Apple Cake
As a New England academic and Sacred Heart School alumni, Mom was a big fan of private schools; in fact, my sister Kristin graduated from a Sacred Heart school. My sister Kim (who is another long story for another time) went to a private school, but mostly because my mom was desperately trying to figure […]
Week 14: Vegan Rum and Rye Pancakes
My daughter Kara can’t stand “breakfast for dinner”. I think it’s because as a child she was sensitive enough to pick-up that “breakfast for dinner” meant we were broke. We may not have mentioned our lack of funds, but she probably felt my tension rise or heard her dad and I discuss (argue) about money. […]
Week 11: Life’s Too Short Not To Be Irish
There are many occasions when I feel like I’m channeling my mom. Sometimes it’s preparing shellfish, checking the tension on my stitches when I sew or remembering the “trick” to the perfect whipped cream(see below). Other times, it’s the complete delight I experience at the coast of Maine or the hunger that led me to visit Ireland. […]
Week 9: Yes, These Muffins Contain Collard Greens
This is how it went down… I’m with my sister for a visit during the time I would cook a 52 Saturdays recipe. In fact, a recipe that has been named after another sister and her (Kristin and Kyle) . I thought, “perfect, I’ll have an opportunity to adapt and prepare a meal with her. We’ll […]