The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food Network.
I wanted to share a nice, long post all about the Milan Cookies (Milanos! Yum!) that my friend Amy and I made for the Daring Bakers
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Pete got tired of everyone calling him a hippie, so we took him to my cousin Tracy for a haircut. Now he looks like a proper little gentleman.
Here’s a little bit of genius for your Monday: Threadcakes. In which people are making cakes inspired by Threadless T-shirts. Here’s my favorite.
Picture it. The Colonial Inn. Saginaw, Michigan. Spring 1975.
My dad was 22. He was at a nearly empty bar with a girl. There was another couple on the other side of the room, and a trio of guys in the corner. One of the guys left for a moment, came back with a guitar and
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The kids have been having a great big fabulous time, and I’ve been reading lots of terrible (and some pretty good) fiction.* We miss Rockford, who is hard at work while we lounge about. Otherwise, though, all is well.
* “The Cross-Country Quilters,” “Blood Brothers,” “I Capture the Castle,” “The Chamber,” “The Hollow” and “Three Bags
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July is likely to be pretty quiet around here. Just so you know. Most probably back by August.
Updated to add: Everything’s fine! We’re just out and about & I won’t have all that much time for writing.
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