Hmmmm, color affinities and food.......... When I read and see all the food photos on the sites I follow each and every day I sometimes wonder about the difference between pleasing and, for lack of a better phrase, thrown together (the off-putting word slop comes to mind but then again so many iconic dishes could be said to look, well, messy - consider cassoulet or chilis or stews, for example). I am sometimes offended by plates … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2017
Turning Into My Mom? – The Orange Poppy Seed Cake with Plums
Orange Poppy Seed Cake with Plums Every once in a while, and more so lately, when I pass a mirror, I think I see my Mom. It scares the bejesus out of me. But, truth be told, I should be so lucky. How did it become the last week of September? I have barely had a moment to think back on my Paris Summer and my 4 weeks on Cape Cod it has been so busy here. Arrggghhhh........ September and October are my two favorite months of the year … [Read more...]
How Today’s Gloom Got the Better of Me -Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Almond Torte with Figs
I am definitely still in Summer mode here. I still have fresh peaches on my counter, for goodness sakes! I'm wearing shorts! I'm just got my tan in the last 3 weeks! What the heck? Every year at this time I get mixed signals. I'd like to have a nice sweater morning. I'd like to make a pot roast. I'll smell a fire in someone's fireplace in the evening. There have been some cool mornings - especially on Cape Cod, but I am bound and … [Read more...]
When Life Leaves You Stone-Cold Sober: On to the Next Adventure – We Say Goodbye to Our Cape Cod Home
roads To everything, turn, turn, turn there is a season turn, turn, turn. And a time to every purpose, under heaven. - the Byrds circa 1965 I think I may have turned a corner last night. When I awoke this morning I felt more peaceful about it all. I have been here since August 24. I arrived whilst deep in the midst of suffering from withdrawals from my 9 week dream Summer in Paris. It seems that I didn't have enough time to digest … [Read more...]