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Five Years Ago...Today
Five years ago, on this very day, a business called Gesine Confectionary was born in a house on Terrace Street in Montpelier, Vermont. A large order for French Almond Macarons came through the transom. I said yes. I don't know what the hell I was t...
For the Tooth Disabled
I had four wisdoms dug out of my head on Monday. I still want dessert even if I have to gum it. I made a pumpkin mousse dome; it pretty much apes the shape of my swollen chipmunk head....
Happy Pie Day!
I give thanks to caramel apple pie filling and quick puff pastry. ...
Crepe Sunday: A Day without Tempeh
A great chunk of my childhood was spent wrestling with chickpeas, brown rice and nori shavings. Macrobiotic breakfasts, macrobiotic bagged lunches and macrobiotic family dinners. I’d negotiate at elementary school lunchtime with my milk money for...
Sweet! Potato? Bread.
Sweet potatoes. Yams. Yams. Sweet potatoes. Both angiosperms, both hailing from a flowering beauty. The firmer sweet potato can claim a delicate morning glory as family and the soft yams are kissing cousins with the lily.But remember, they arenâ...
Starry Starry Night Demo
Starry Starry Night Cookies from Raymond Prado on Vimeo....
