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Macaron Party
Macarons vs. macaroons: Have you been caught up in this latest pastry craze? While macaroons are the dry piles of coconut often dipped in chocolate, macarons are a French confection made of almond flour and meringue, ba… -
Sunday Brunch
Earlier in this week I was in touch with Doug and we agreed that we should get together as it has been months since we last hung out. So I invited him over for brunch and extended the invitation to Ken and Roka, as this… -
More of the Same, Two Ways
The media offers us just a narrow perspective on particular stories based on the particular angles from which those stories are reported. This is compounded when the media covers a story far away in a another country, a… -
Visit by Khun Nui
Hot on the heels of Independence Day ponderings and a previous post about families that aren't as close as cozy as they could be, we have an entry about my mother-in-law's visit this past Saturday.Several days in advance… -
Another breadmaking attempt goes awry
For those of your with broadband, you can watch the whole thing in this three-minute video. For the low-bandwidth version, see below. You know that I enjoy baking. You know that I'm still on a quest to create a really… -
Starting some starter of my own
First off, I'd like to thank everyone who engaged in the exchange of ideas and friendly debate in my last entry. My blog normally doesn't head into political topics but on occasion I like to express my idea. I find tha… -
Sunday Chardonnay
We hosted brunch on Sunday for a small group: just four guests plus ourselves. Our table seats six (or eight with great intimacy) so the invitation list was judiciously selected and I had to take care not to mention the… -
The Elle Ultimatum
Following up on the Elle Decoration (which Vic, being a gay man of few stereotypically gay characteristics, misunderstood as a Spanish language publication called El Decoration) photo shoot Friday, first let me thank al… -
Pumpkin Pie Part Deux
The rest of the weekend baking project - kind of my own personal Iron Chef challenge - was around pumpkin. Pumpkin is an interesting ingredient for me because as a child, I disliked both pumpkin and squash, to the exten… -
Of Baguettes
Perhaps my Saturday entry on aging parents was a bit of a downer. Not many comments were received... This weekend, between the errands and other odds and ends, was one of progressive baking. I started Saturday morning…
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