Monthly Archives: May 2012

Under My Thumb

Best rule of thumb in every area of your life: know your audience. Having a dinner party? Serving Veal Prince Orlov to your vegan friends won’t be appreciated. Giving a speech to a bunch of 6 year olds? You’ll get … Continue reading

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Don’t Drink The Water

When Kevin bought his West Seattle house over a decade ago, he inherited a rhubarb plant of colossal proportions. For years it grew and grew, then wilted, withered and died. I’m not sure I even knew what it was until … Continue reading

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(You’ve Got To) Work For Love

Have you even wondered how this baker-blogger makes ends meet; buys all that butter for batter? No? Well, darn it, I am going to tell you anyway. I work in the music business mostly behind the scenes, sometimes in front … Continue reading

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It’s A Mistake

(If titling my blog after a Staind song wouldn’t hasten the four horsemen of The Apocalypse, I would have called today’s blog ‘It’s Been A While’. It’s not that I haven’t been baking; it’s that I’ve been cheating on my … Continue reading

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