2009 December | the whole plate.

giving and receiving.

I received a lovely package over the weekend:

Thanks to my Blogger Secret Santa, I am now the proud owner of a jar of maple butter.

It’s hard to believe, but there was a time where I was a staunch Mrs. Butterworth’s user. Now, of course, I love the real stuff, and this is a fun new [...]

’tis the season…

Guess what I did?

Yes, those are cookies. Madness, isn’t it?

You may have noticed that I don’t bake. Ever. [Hence the plates taking over the counter: I don't have cooling racks.]

There are many reasons that my oven typically sees vegetables and nothing else. I don’t live for baked goods as many people do; ice cream [...]

staying balanced: take a look around.

I just have to mention: this morning, it was seventeen degrees outside. I am not ready for this.

Nonetheless, I’ve got another entry in the Staying Balanced series today, because I should always remind myself to quit moaning. Even at seventeen degrees.

In case you missed what these posts are all about, here’s an intro:

The holidays [...]

keeping it classic, and rosy latkes.

Chanukkah is well underway, and last night, I finally got to celebrating with a plate of latkes. My sister visited our mom last weekend, and it had been promised that leftover latkes would be brought back to the city for me. Sadly, that didn’t happen [she did come home bearing a two-pound bag of oats [...]

thrifting for one and for all.

New post on GoBackpacking: A Jew at Czech Christmas

I may have mentioned a few times that I harbor a love for thrift stores.

I remember when the infatuation began – innocently, of course. I was an early teen, probably in eighth grade. I flipped open my copy of Seventeen magazine to a one page article [...]