Today Mom turned the big 5-0. Though she has never skipped a day of work, she finally indulged herself and took a day off to sleep in, go out to lunch, and lounge in the pool. Even though she’s been cutting back on eating sweets, I couldn’t let this special day pass by without [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 25, 2008
sugar cured
The cards have been made and the first clients have been served. I am officially embarking on a baking business venture. The name of my business is “sugar cured”—the perfect summation of my physician-to-be baking self. If this endeavor takes off, I would also like to donate a portion of the proceeds [...]
June 23, 2008
erica and joanna, at your service
Joanna and I wanted to try our hand at small scale catering, so we mentioned this to Aunt Karen, and two weeks later were apron-clad and surrounded by produce and poultry preparing a meal for sixteen.
Our first dinner party was hosted by our aunt and uncle and their two teenage boys and attended by three [...]
June 19, 2008
father’s day
This year for Father’s Day we wanted to give Papi something he could really enjoy—something that he could use often and be reminded of just how much we love him. We decided to make him a basket of some of his favorite snacks and sauces. His excitement as he came downstairs and [...]
June 8, 2008
sunday dinner
This week we present summer veggie recipe inventions, a soup from me and an orzo salad from Joanna.
When asked to name my favorite food, I always respond with “soup.” It can be served steamy or chilled, as a side dish or a meal, on holidays or sick days. Whether it’s decadently creamy or packed with nutritious [...]
June 8, 2008
weekend brunch
A bagel with nova and cream cheese is one of my favorite special breakfasts, and this morning it was made even better by summer tomato and avocado, a mixed-berry salad a la Joanna, Florida OJ, and chocolate cherry coffee. We get our bagels from a bakery/restaurant nearby and they’re always hot from the oven with [...]
June 8, 2008
stiltsville
We spent Saturday at a home in Stiltsville, a “city” of wooden houses built on stilts in Biscaye Bay, a couple miles offshore of Miami. The homes, which once numbered in the fifties, were built circa Prohibition and used for various questionable activities. The handful of remaining buildings are now part of Biscayne [...]
June 6, 2008
labor of love
My boyfriend Scott loves to eat and abides by the manly mantra that “quantity trumps quality” when it comes to food. Over the past year and a half, I haven’t failed to capitalize on his insatiable appetite as the perfect repository for my compulsive baking habits. 98% of the time I show up [...]
June 1, 2008
sunday dinner
There’s no better way to introduce our home and our food-loving family (where even the dog snacks on prosciutto) than with Sunday dinner. In our busy family, Sunday night is the one time each week that we slow down, set up the outdoor dishes, and cook a meal together. This week [...]
