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White Wedding CakeA Plethora of Wedding CakesPistachio Cake

It’s All About the Frosting

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It’s All About the Frosting

Posted: Thursday, June 14th, 2007 @ 2:30 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

When I left my last job, my soon-to-be former colleagues presented me with a buttercream-frosted cake and a “side dish” of chocolate buttercream frosting.  They knew me well, so the gift was a thoughtful one.
My oft-repeated mantra for all the office parties that had gone before was “It’s all about the frosting.”  […]

Seventeen Foods to Try Before You Die

Posted: Monday, June 11th, 2007 @ 3:30 pm in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Food critic Amy Pataki lists her top seventeen choices for foods to try before you die in a June 9 article in the Toronto Star.
I’m at ten.  How about you?
It’s good to have goals.
(Tip o’ the hat to my mother-in-law for sending me the link).

Fancy Feast:  For You or the Cat?

Posted: Thursday, June 7th, 2007 @ 11:12 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The on-going pet-food scare has brought back a memory.
I once dated someone who was convinced that pet food was being bought in the largest numbers not by America’s pet owners, but rather by America’s poor.
When I heard this theory, I immediately thought, “What am I doing with this person?”
But then the basis of the belief […]

Papadums Snack Chips

Posted: Monday, June 4th, 2007 @ 11:05 pm in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I would like to direct everyone to the best snack chip ever:   Baji’s Papadums.
Not wimpy chips, these.  They are packed with flavor and the heat of India.  You need nothing to dip them in.  They bring their own party to the party.
And, better yet, they are all natural.  I […]