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Une petite glace à l’amande avec les financiers.

Before I start in on ice cream & financiers & such, I just wanna say that Jay is home from Switzerland! In case you didn’t know, Mr. Rockstar was over there playing a music festival in Muotathal. He’s safe & sound back in New York now. It’s nice to have him back in the same [...]


August 22, 2011

Spring has sprung.

Not 100% of course, but for the most part anyway. I’ve done one of these little compilation posts for Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas, Valentine’s Day & St. Patrick’s Day, so here’s my springtime/Easter version. I don’t really do “Easter”, I like bunnies, baby chicks, lilies & chocolate… so I celebrate those things & call it [...]


April 01, 2011

Moon over my macaroon.

Macaroons are different from macarons. Macaroons are usually coconut, whereas macarons are usually almond. Macaroon is typically North American, whereas macarons are French. Macaroons are usually white with golden to dark brown spots and quite rough, and macarons are pastel or brightly colored and smooth. The word macaroon is applied to a variety of light, [...]


January 18, 2011

Christmas time is here, happiness & cheer.

It’s that time, ladies & gents. That time of year when parents try to kill themselves in toy stores to get the “IT” toy of the year and kids are running around overloaded on sugar from Christmas parties, and there’s piles of snow on the ground and your back aches from shoveling it all. Ahh, [...]


December 04, 2010

Pink Ribbon cupcakes.

You may or may not know that my mom is a breast cancer survivor (4 years now). Since the day she found her lump, even before her diagnosis, she’s been in contact with the amazing people at the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program. First a hotline volunteer, then the amazing social [...]


October 08, 2010