At some point this summer, I came across a deal for a two-year subscription to Saveur Magazine for something ridiculous like $5. I’d never seen an issue before, but was still mourning Gourmet (I’d just decided I would ask for a subscription for my birthday when they announced its demise. Poor me!) and figured it… Read More »
Giving thanks is what it’s all about.
I love that there is a secular holiday that is all about giving thanks. I love that my family does their darndest to get home, even though it’s really a pain. I’m already missing the ones who can’t come, and I love that they miss coming home, yet wonderfully give thanks wherever they are, with… Read More »
Gearing up for Thanksgiving, and a Baking Fail
I’m trying to summon up the energy to do my pre-Thanksgiving big grocery run. We’re celebrating Thanksgiving in California for the second time, but this will be our first full-fledged holiday dinner in our own home. Last year we’d just arrived on base, and cobbled together a little feast for just the two of us… Read More »
Make dessert first.
I’m having a little trouble re-entering blog-land, so I thought I would share pictures (such as they are — I started out with great intentions and quickly got bogged down with the intensity of preparing and consuming this dinner, so don’t laugh too hard at my attempts) of Phil’s birthday gala, since it was a… Read More »
Gateau Paris-Brest, a lament.
The comments on my previous post have led me to this one. Dear Decadent Housewife, I have to say, never should I have gotten rid of my collection of Gourmet magazines from the 80s and 90s. It was because we were moving… …and now I’m trying to rebuild from used-book sales, which is silly,… Read More »