Cookie-Scone-Muffin-Love

Posted by smgrady on January 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

The first Kitchen Victory of 2012. I’d show you pictures, but there is nothing left to see. One of my ambitions for the new year is to let loose a little. In the kitchen, and in life. So, experimentation and free-stylin’ bakery goodness are on the agenda. Today’s result? Imagine the union between an oatmeal … Continue reading →

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Blissful Brownies, Life’s Necessary Luxury

Posted by smgrady on December 20, 2011 · 1 Comment 

Hypothetically, if One woke up one dreary grey Tuesday morning to find life populated with heavy-duty cramps a messy house unfinished Christmas projects a pile of chores a looming work deadline and six eggs that were about to go off One could quite understandably take this last issue as the most pressing item on the … Continue reading →

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Homemade Christmas: Cookies

Posted by smgrady on December 13, 2011 · 2 Comments 

Today was the first morning of winter. I know this because it’s the first time this season I’ve felt the overwhelming need to lean out of bed, grab my clothes and shove them down under the duvet. It’s like warm socks from the drier, but a full-body experience. In a word, awesome. It also gave … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Treats

Posted by smgrady on November 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

I love any holiday revolving around food. In celebration of this truly awesome day, I’m wallowing in past delicacies and the delights yet to come. Particularly the discoveries I made in Sharjah, and a little bit of traditional feasting too. A meditation on great foods. I know what you’re thinking. Who spends a morning thinking … Continue reading →

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Sara’s Bakery

Posted by smgrady on October 24, 2011 · 2 Comments 

Autumn always means a hunkering down in my world; a little domesticity and coziness as the evenings lengthen and the light fades. In the last month I have possibly done more baking than I have in all the rest of the year put together. Let’s pretend it’s practice for Christmas instead of a sugary-carb overload … Continue reading →

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Pimp That Snack! (or Pop Tarts: Go Big or Go Home)

Posted by smgrady on September 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

In an effort to complete Thirty Things #20, I have become rather adventurous in the kitchen. Bean has weathered it magnanimously – but then, when I get antsy of an evening and bustle about for a while, emerging shortly thereafter con pie who wouldn’t? I must say my first attempt at pie reaffirmed the proverbial … Continue reading →

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Coveting Cookery

Posted by smgrady on September 8, 2011 · 2 Comments 

I have many things I should be doing but today I am revelling in beautiful things. Reminding myself of the good stuff. Restocking my internal store. It involves much eye candy and daydreaming, which usually falls into one of the following categories: dishes housewares stationary dresses shoes books Today , it has included rather drool … Continue reading →

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Jennie, I’ve got your number

Posted by smgrady on August 16, 2011 · 2 Comments 

When I was little, I thought I knew how to count. The numbers went 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  6  7  5  3  0  9. I was a child of the eighties. And a small enough child I didn’t know Tommy Tutone was singing about a phone number. Sigh, such innocence. (Incidentally, … Continue reading →

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