From the monthly archives:

November 2008

With Love, Apple Pie

November 29, 2008

I want to show you how to bake a pie. I’ve got step by step pictures. I’ve got instructions. I’ve got encouraging words. I’ll even hold your hand if you need me to. This isn’t anything to be scared of… but I do have a secret. See, there’s a secret to making the best apple [...]

Hey Hey Holiday!

November 26, 2008

I know I promised you apple pie… apple pie so good that it will make your heart explode. It looks like we’re going to have to wait just a bit longer for that epic post. I’ve totally been swept away in Thanksgiving madness. I know I can’t be the only one. I’ve got [...]

Don’t Worry, I’ll Find It.

November 24, 2008

This weekend, I went to Oakland, smiled a lot, sat in a tree and ran over a tumble weed at high speeds. I wanted to sit down today and tell you about pie… about pie that’s so full of love and goodness it might make your heart explode. I’ve got the pictures, I’ve got the [...]

Persimmon Bread

November 21, 2008

If my sister and I were produce instead of people, we’d be persimmons. Without a doubt… a couple of sibling persimmons- from the same tree but oooooooh so different. Let me explain. This will all make sense in a short bit. My little sister and I are two and a half years apart. That [...]

Already Thankful

November 20, 2008

I know Thanksgiving is still a week away, but I’m already thinking about what I’m thankful for. I have a lot to be thankful for. I like to reflect upon it, savor it, write it down, study it. I know I’m early, but it’s a lot to think about. Don’t give me a hard time… [...]

Joy the Baker Reads

November 17, 2008

I know this book is one of my new favorites for two reason. I’ve had it for three days, I’m half way through reading it, and the cover is already bent beyond belief. I have a nasty habit of falling asleep with a book and then sleeping all over that book all night. For that [...]

Honey Roasted Acorn Squash

November 15, 2008

There are wildfires raging all over Southern California and although I don’t live in the danger zone, the thick air and daunting skies make the fires impossible to ignore. Driving around at dusk tonight, listening to the fire coverage on my car radio, I remembered that between the ages of about seven and eleven I [...]

I Feel Pretty

November 15, 2008

Joy the Baker needed a pretty, pink face lift. What do you think? Can you dig it?

Ovaltine

November 12, 2008

On Saturday afternoon I found my self standing in my kitchen, sipping a hot cup of milky Ovaltine. As I stood there, I started reading the Ovaltine canister… you know, like you read the box of cereal as you eat breakfast. It turns out that my unassuming canister of Ovaltine had a recipe for me. [...]

Hungarian Paprika Chicken

November 11, 2008

On any given day my diet is consistently composed of scrambled eggs (seriously the perfect food), some variety of baked goods fresh from the oven, cheese (lots of cheese) and tea (I drink so much I run out of mugs). Have I mentioned that I love scrambled eggs? I’m convinced that the perfect way to [...]

Banana Cranberry Bread

November 10, 2008

It should come as no surprise that I relate to the world through food. Sure, I’m fairly well adjusted, I can carry on a warm conversation and function in life, but in the secret world that is my brain, I’m always trying to understand the world around me by relating it to something I’ve eaten. [...]

The Good. The Bad. The Facts.

November 9, 2008

Fact: I love this blog of mine. Fact: I absolutely adore all of its readers. That’s you. Fact: I’m obviously not very good at posting every day as NaBloPoMo would have me do. Request: Bear with me. Hope: This blog has always been about quality and not quantity. Another Fact: I’m getting in [...]

Sugar Crusted Ginger Chewies

November 6, 2008

To Do: Thursday 11.6.08 -Scowl at 6:30 am alarm clock. -Randomly hit night stand in search of snooze button. -Search the bed for warmth, find it, snuggle hardcore. -Force self out of bed. Write. Seriously. Write something. -Um…. snuggle more. It’s not a crime. -Dress. Aroma Cafe. Tea. Breakfast. Dreamy. -Write, seriously, you have to [...]

Feel Good

November 5, 2008

Feel good today. Life is too short to feel bad. Fact.

A Lesson in Nutmeg

November 4, 2008

We need to talk. It’s important. I can’t have you using that Ground Nutmeg you have in your pantry. I know it’s easy. I know it’s cheap. I just can’t in good conscience let this continue. Let’s talk about nutmeg. I have The Internets so I know everything I need to know. Nutmeg comes from a [...]

All Purpose Holiday Cake

November 3, 2008

It’s November, and that means that we’ve undeniably entered the holiday season. In my world that means lots of family, lot of parties and eating a ridiculous, almost painful amount of food. Cocktail parties. Tacky Christmas sweater parties. Surprise guests and…. my oh my… is it too early to be this excited? Despite all of [...]

Los Angeles

November 2, 2008

Sometimes the sidewalks of Los Angeles hold helpful life instructions. Good lookin’ out. I’m in the kitchen today. It feels right. Now… go kiss somebody, because you can.

Oatmeal on the Go!

November 1, 2008

With a deep breath and a big fat smile I welcome you to National I’m a Maniac and Posting On My Blog Everyday for and Entire Month, also known as NoBloPoMo. Well…. here we are. Now what do we do? Can we just sit and stare at one another for an entire month? No? You [...]