There are parties, and then there are parties – you know, the ones where everything has been planned down to the tiniest detail and coordinated and massaged until the final result is a rollicking bash that the guests don’t want to ever end. We had one of those recently – a launch party for Shopfeed, a shopping app that pulls content from different blogs, magazines, and news sources into one constantly refreshing, shoppable feed – which you can buy from […]
Looking for a weekend breakfast treat? I’m long on rhubarb right now, so I decided to add rhubarb and raspberries to this baked doughnut recipe, for both the flavor and the added fiber. I originally bought the rhubarb to make a rhubarb trifle, and I will get to that in a few days, but this is a really easy recipe. All you need is the pan for baking doughnuts, which has been a good investment for me because I make […]
No matter whom you’re cheering for next week, you’re sure to please everyone with these recipes for an ecumenical pregame party. I can’t predict the outcome of the games, only that there’s something for everyone here: Bourbon-glazed pecans for the UK fans, Beer and Cheddar Cheese dip if you’re a Wisconsin fan, a green and clean cocktail for the Michigan Spartans, and Devilishly Hot Peanuts for Duke’s Blue Devils. Nothing is too time-consuming – this is supposed to be fun, […]
This recipe has been over twenty years in the making. I didn’t come naturally to the matzoh ball, growing up in a small Midwestern town. (In fact, I’m pretty sure my husband was the first Jewish person my mother ever met.) This was one of those meals I wanted to learn when we got married, because I knew my husband loved matzoh ball soup, and Washington is not oversubscribed with delis. His mother told me the secret to a great […]
Do you remember a children’s book called “The Enchanted Egg,” about an elf who finds a sugar egg with a beautiful diorama inside? I’ve always been entranced by the idea of an exquisite secret world inside a lavishly-decorated sugar egg. Sugar eggs were always a big hit in our Easter baskets, and they lasted for years – or at least we kept them for years. My friend Roxanne (you may remember her from the fabulous Halloween cupcakes,) has kindly agreed […]
