I totally enjoy creating cones, sundaes, smoothies, shakes and cakes for Maggie Moo's and Marble Slab Creamery. We used to do it here in DC, before NexCen was their patriarch. Now I fly down to Atlanta, stay a few days, have a dreamy time, make a lot of ice cream novelties, don't do any housework, order room service, ride in taxicabs and fly home. May Maggie Moo's and Marble Slab Creamery live long. Our collaboration brings me much joy.
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Simple Fix 2
A salad is an arrangement, similar to a flower arrangement. Balanced and asymmetrical, poised and random, casual and pleasingly neat. There.
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Looks nice, right? Chicken fills the biscuit with a little overhang. Guess what? I only had one piece of chicken - salvaged from a purchased breakfast sandwich from a fast-food joint - and it was a little too small for our biscuit.
Read MoreWho Ya Gonna Call?
Eddie's of Roland Park delivers. Like in the old days. Picture this: You are a lady of a certain age, your family is on their way over for Passover dinner, your apartment is in Roland Park, and you are out of eggs. What do you do? Call Eddie's! Okay, so it might set you back $8 for one egg, small price for such service. The delivery guy will even unpack that egg for you and set it gently on the seder plate. Small price for such comfort.
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Sometimes, watching ads on TV especially, I feel for the foodstylist. Oh, just how many of those perfect strawberries did they roll down that corrugated steel, smashing the berries to bits, before getting the shot? And did she plan for that shot? Was she scrambling for berries? This happened to me. True story.
Read MoreLaunched!!
I'm super excited about the launch of the Wheat Foods Council's new site. And proud of my contributions. Several features were penned by me - In the Spotlight, a profile of chef David Guas, Books That Cook, a review of Joe Yonan's recent release "Serve Yourself", It's Tool Time, and a craft column, Decorate Your Tree.
Read MoreThat's One Big Cookie!
Styling for USA Weekend Magazine is always creative for me, and gives me an opportunity to work with a new recipe. Makes my world bigger, too. Ginormous.
Read MoreA New Endeavor
Today I'm headed out to work on a book for an up-and-comer, Tianna Feaster. She's a bright, beautiful, vivacious young woman creating an excellent niche for herself. I can see Tianna going far and becoming a star. This is her first book and she is very excited to see how it will come to life in the studio.
Antar Hanif is the photographer and this is my first time out with him. I'm looking forward to collaborating with a new team and hope this is the beginning of a strong, long relationship.