I made it through the first week at work. A few tearups, but no ugly-cry meltdowns. That first week back was spent focusing on a previously scheduled trip to Birmingham, Alabama, for a symposium. I was looking forward to getting out of town, out of my circumstances and quite frankly, out of my self-imposed pity party. The Southern Foodways Alliance Community Cookbook. Now that I had time to myself in the hotel roo.

Three friends try out recipes from a different cookbook every month. Alex Mackay The Magic Fridge. Alex McKay The Magic Fridge. Angela Hartnett A Taste of Home. Anjum Anand I Love Curry. Anna Jones A Modern Way to Cook. Anna Jones A Modern Way to Eat. Barefoot Contessa How Easy is that? Becky Alexander and Michelle Lake Packed.

Homeschooling myself in the culinary arts. Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live. Uncommon occurrences like this give me a little thrill. When I told my daughter about it she was disappointed not to be in school, where she could have somehow put it to good use.

On March 1, 2011. Recently Merijn was in London for delicious. and visited the fantastic Ottolenghi. Mix pomegranate juice with champaign or sparkling water, make mint sugar from fresh mint, lemon rind and sugar and dip the wet glasses in the mintlemonsugar. Pour in the pomogranate cocktail and add some seeds! On December 29, 2010. As often we tend to get an addiction when back from a foodie destination. So recently we made a Puglia.

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013. Oops, I did it again. Let me make it up to you anyway, with this delicious banana macadamia bread. Saturday, June 8th, 2013. Guys, I made another wedding cake! After starting out with a cute, retro 3-tier. Monday, May 6th, 2013.