This birthday is not a milestone birthday for the reason you might think. It isn’t the beginning of a new decade for me.  No, it’s much more significant than that.  Ten years ago, just a day or two before my … Continue reading →

Years back, I was introduced to Matt Lewis, of the now very famous Baked Bakery in Brooklyn.  I wasn’t ‘actually’ introduced to him, but rather, I was tuned into the Martha Stewart Show the day he got his feet wet … Continue reading →

This chocolate cake does for dessert what the little black dress did for fashion.  Take a simple black dress, slip on pumps and add an eye catching accessory and you’re good to go.  Same dress, different jewelry, switch out the … Continue reading →

From time to time I ask myself the question, why would someone buy chocolate chip cookies when it takes only minutes to make a batch from scratch.  Okay, on occasion I have been known to purchase a cookie from the … Continue reading →

Today was errand day.  After a quick stop at my favorite coffee shop to satisfy my latte addiction, I headed out all motivated to cross a few things from my overflowing list of errands. The weather was California Indian Summer … Continue reading →