Tag Archives: food

Key word: Chocolate or Cheesecake?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Zahara

Or maybe it’s “horses”.  I like that I can post in a not-so-regular fashion, mention chocolate and cheesecake, and get a bunch of hits.  Kids, don’t try this at home. From now on I’m gonna mention those three magic words … Continue reading →

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Thursdays are my Friday

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Zahara

Good Lord!  I’m out of town for one night and I come back to an overflowing in-box.  You people are maniacs.  Two hours later I’ve caught up on my fav-o-blogs and I’m ready to fill your in-box with wit.  Right … Continue reading →

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study, eat, delete

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Zahara

Rainy Sunday passes quickly.  Been sitting at the keyboard for most of the day so far, moving pictures around, deleting the dumb ones, pushing the old ones onto the external hard drive to make room for more…. Walk around the … Continue reading →

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Beware The Cake Personality Test

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Zahara

Whaddya think, peeps?  Is it safe?  I have recently received comments from 2 people who suggested I take The Cake Personality Test.  Excuse me? I’m suspicious.  I clicked on the blog address of the commenters and both of them had … Continue reading →

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If you were a cake I would eat you

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Zahara

Just for the sake of argument, let’s say you were a cake.  What kind of cake would you be?  Would you be a pancake or a cupcake?  A cheesecake or a cream cake? A tiramisu cake or a blue cake?  … Continue reading →

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Got gas?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Zahara

  Four hours before the guests arrived I decided to check the propane level in the big avocado-green propane tank that dominates my back yard.  Below E, it said to me. WTF?  Normally I fill the thing twice a year.  … Continue reading →

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hello, goodbye, crazy quilt

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Zahara

My mom is still here.  She has cleaned every inch of the house, except the garage.  She’s saving that for last.  I am so lucky to have a full-time housekeeper and cook.  She’s going back to Maine next week.  Tomorrow is her … Continue reading →

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heads up, foodies

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Zahara

Happy February, everybody!  I don’t know about you, but winter makes me hungry.  No matter that I’m sitting pretty in warm, dry, snow-free surroundings while the rest of the U.S. is battening down the hatches in preparation for the mother … Continue reading →

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Crunchy, salty, sweet and peachy.

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Zahara

January 20th is National Buttercrunch Day.  Buttercrunch is American toffee, toffee coated with chocolate and almonds, so sayeth his Google-ness.  Not to be confused, lest you irritate an Englishman, with English toffee.  Go here for a detailed explanation: http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/candy/toffee/toffee-information2.asp Because he is a very … Continue reading →

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National Peach Melba Day

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Zahara

Today I had to leave my bubble and drive into the city.  Listening to NPR as I sat in slow-moving morning commuter traffic, it was brought to my attention that today is National Peach Melba Day.                                               At the … Continue reading →

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