Posts Tagged “anniversary”

Heart surprise cake

By | November 30, 2012

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So I made a cake. On the outside, it’s pretty nice, though I could certainly use some more practice with my frosting techniques. (Focus on the edible hearts, please. They never get old.) And on the inside… It was supposed to be a heart cake, in honor of our second anniversary (17 Kislev, which is [...]

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One year ago today…!

By | December 13, 2011

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One year ago today, I was wearing the biggest, poofiest white dress I could find. Also a tiara. Also about 300 hairpins that took more than 20 minutes to remove. It’s our one-year anniversary today, so instead of talking food I’m talking wedding memories. Below you’ll find a reprinted article that appeared in Binah magazine early [...]

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The dish on double-deckers

By | August 14, 2011

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You love brownies. You love blondies. So what could be better than both in one bite? That was my line of reasoning as I recently planned a special dessert for the first anniversary of our engagement. (Yes, I’m into anniversaries.) This recipe for double-decker brownie/blondies comes from Carine Goren’s dessert cookbook, Sweet Secrets. It’s a [...]

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A night without cooking

By | May 18, 2011

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I like just about everything that has to do with getting dinner to the table: Menu-planning, grocery shopping, cooking, setting the table, presenting the food nicely…most nights, I don’t even mind washing dishes. But I also love going out to eat. At age six, I decided my goal in life was to be a waitress [...]

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