Right as (post) rain

I hadn’t thought of what the June rain spells could do to the berry crops; I just wanted our latitude/longitude coordinates to be un-swapped with London’s. Were they the reason why we haven’t seen any wild strawberries at the market this year? Oh, elusive happiness. But here‘s a great idea of what to do with [...]

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Rule of yum (sorry): Leave well enough alone

At this point you can probably tell I heart Mark Bittman. What’s not to like about unfussy, tasty food? Like playing up strawberries with something other than Cool Whip but with almond creme anglaise per this recipe. I am crazy enough to spend all day making puff pastry from scratch, but more often than not, [...]

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Toodloo for today

I sincerely would love to sit here in this still, cramped corner in a small NYC apartment and provide some sort of pastry-related distraction to you, dear, lovely, patient readers. Alas, I have a long list of to-dos, and a tic, itching to check all the boxes off. Whether any of the list items will [...]

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