There’s this running joke in the movie Two Weeks Notice (2002) where Sandra Bullock’s character Lucy, who is a Mylanta-guzzling, workaholic stress-eater, phones in for ridiculously large orders of Chinese takeout (mostly for herself) from her favorite neighborhood restaurant. We don’t exactly know what she’s ordering, aside from a last minute addition of egg rolls, because Lucy…
Month: May 2016
Yeast of Eden
Long before I became a pastry chef, I was fascinated by the mysterious properties of yeast–the way it came to life when mixed with warm water, full of foamy bubbles, how it made something so simple as flour, salt and water grow into a pillowy mass…or how, when misused, can turn into a scary attack…
Small Dice Challenge: Brinner, Brupper, or Breakfast for Supper
Some girlfriends and I decided to get together Friday before Mother’s Day. At first, we were going to bring appetizers, but then decided that, since we usually enjoy our brunches, we were going to have it for dinner. Initially, I was going to take the easy route and bring turkey bacon because I wasn’t planning…
Cinco de Mayo….or Y Tu Mama Loves Chocolate
No, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day and, apparently, more popular here than in Mexico. And ever since some ex-patriot Mexicans living in California decided to turn it into a holiday to celebrate the French getting their asses kicked by the Mexicans in the Battle of Puebla, Cinco de Mayo has become (for…