Whatever your usual Mother’s Day plan normally entails, I’m sure this year is different. We talked about a socially-distanced meetup at my parents’ house for this weekend, but the idea of sitting around in masks was a huge bummer so we’ll just wait to get together another time. Ditto for teacher appreciation week at my … [Read more…]
Boy do I have a story for you! A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my quest to find Michigan-like cider doughnuts on the orchard-barren front range of Colorado. I searched online for recipes that sounded like the best contenders for true cidery goodness based on the trustworthiness of the source and the author’s … [Read more…]
D Bar has been a favorite spot for me my husband and our kids for years, though typically the kids only get to join us on special occasions (birthdays). Some of the reasons I love it: 1) Nothing on the menu is very expensive, even though it is all very carefully prepared and consistently delicious. … [Read more…]
If you don’t live in a place with apple orchards dotting the landscape, chances are you, too, are deprived of cider doughnuts in the fall. In late September when the leaves start to change in Colorado, I start to feel the full deprivation of life in an arid state — life bereft of cake doughnuts … [Read more…]
I have a friend who’s been obsessed with French macarons (it’s okay to pronounce it “macaroon” here in the States) since she went to Paris with her family last spring. Unfortunately it seems that macarons are one of those baked goods that are sensitive to elevation and humidity. Most macaron recipes are written to work at sea-level sorts … [Read more…]