Archive for November, 2008

Ode to a Chicago Sweet Tooth

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Hey buddy, how’s it going? So I’m all moved in and adjusting to a kitchen about 1/4th the size I’m used to. The fireplace, jacuzzi and lack of drafty windows, however, more than make up for it. Of course my camera took a huge dump at the end of October and I’ve been too busy [...]

Freebird

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

Hey. Sorry for being such a neglectful blogger. Tony’s company spent the past two weeks straight moving into a bigger warehouse, Teno decided to stop sleeping and now we’re moving. My baking stuff has been packed for so long I don’t even know where it is anymore. My new kitchen is really cute, though and [...]

I got the “E for Excellent” Award!

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Unbeknownst to me, City, the straight edge Kiwi cupcake queen, nominated me for an “E for Excellent” award in her blog recently. For some reason, Google alerts neglected to make me aware of this until today when Tara mentioned her own nomination on her blog. Looking over all the nominee’s postings I’m developing a theory [...]

The Cursed Baker (or, Why Vegan Baking is Fun)

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

Now I’m no food stylist, but I can usually make a plate of cookies not look like a pile of scabs. But when your car and your camera break on the same day, and you decide to move out of your apartment and your son gets chronically constipated all at the same time it’s prioroties-setting [...]