Category Archives: Musings
Step Aerobics, anyone?
How can it be that I have not yet written about step aerobics??? I have been teaching step classes for many years, and it brings me so much joy. I love it when I’m having so much fun that I … Continue reading
The Perfect Vintage Cake Platter
I want to talk about cake platters. For years, I have struggled when trying to find a good plate for presenting a birthday cake. Ordinary dinner plates are often not quite wide enough, and more irksome, they have raised edges, … Continue reading
Millie’s Swiss Roll
My daughter Millie made this amazing Swiss Roll a few days ago. She knew I was going out, and she was happy to have the kitchen all to herself for a fun baking project. I was gone all day at … Continue reading
About crust, flan patissier, and other things…
When I was in college, I was fearless about crust. That was back in the days when people didn’t snap a photograph every time you turned around. I was absolutely enamored with Anna Thomas’ cookbooks: The Vegetarian Epicure, and The … Continue reading
Sourdough Clean Up Tips
I have two words for you: cold water. I’m serious. The sooner you get stuff into cold water, the better. The cold water turns that floury sticky gluey crusty stuff into something watery and easy to clean off in no … Continue reading
Café au lait
I’m not really wanting to give a recipe for café au lait. I just feel a great urge to talk about it. Yesterday while I was heating up milk to make yogurt, I noticed that that skin was developing on … Continue reading
and everything nice 