July 2012 When my next oldest sister made arrangements to take off three weeks fromwork for a family vacation, her employer told her, "consider this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Though her…
April 2012 The table was dressed its nerdy best! There were beakers, bright sea creatures and science fiction stars of chocolate and ice. There was food! The Speck & Burrata…
April 2012 Birthdays may call for cake, but this maple mousse pie was worthy of trumping traditions (plus my special one and I have a shared maple memory). The salty…
April 2012 After enjoying my fair share of lamb shanks, I added "prepare a lamb entree" to my mental list of New Year's food resolutions. My special one's birthday proved…
April 2012 Why would two crazies display such antics around a dining room table? It doesn't take all that much to motivate a little silliness around these parts, but this…
April 2012 As for this birthday dinner, let's start at the beginning... a very good place to start! I recently had a revelation- tomatoes are starting to taste good again!…
The Birthday That WAS Meant To Be March 2012 This was the first birthday Dana wasn't supposed to have. This was the first birthday past the three-year life expectancy her…
January 2012 Oh friends, it was beautiful! I curtsy to the multi-talented, mad scientist, Alex Mohamed for his photo documentation of the night. Knowing someone else was preserving my moment…