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Nolan’s Birthday

| April 7, 2009

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My son’s first birthday party, celebrated with homemade breadsticks and hummus, stuffed peppers, and a fabulously messy devil’s food white-out cake.

French Yule Log, Update

| January 1, 2009

A follow-up concluding my December 2008 Daring Bakers challenge, and offering suggestions to use up leftover elements from the dessert.

Paul’s Party, Part 1: Bits and Bobs

| September 23, 2008

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An overview of some of the food I prepared for a friend’s going-away party: Spreads with fresh bread, roasted chickpeas, fried zucchini roll-ups, and watermelonade.

Sourdough Pretzels

| August 20, 2005

A passel of pretzels

Last weekend we got together with a bunch of friends from work to watch movies and share a potluck dinner, partly as a farewell to Jeremy for the fall semester. It was my job to bring desserts, and I agonized long and hard over what to bring, changing my mind several times. I didn’t settle [...]

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