The Revealing, Secret Diaries of a Not-So-Secret Foodie

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Kisses

In Family, Food, Recipe, Writing on July 28, 2024 at 8:07 am

The Power of the Wedding Cookie Table Tradition of Western Pennsylvania

It had to be you …

Big band notes bounce. A muted trombone calls. Arm-in-arm, hand-in-hand, decades of marriage twirl. Spirals in love, circle round. The radiant couple, joyfully joined. Newly wed, kiss.

Weddings and kisses– I am in Love with Love.

True love, gracious hospitality, pure joy, and of course–excellent food. Thinking about these things makes me happy. My mother is a wedding planner who owned a local bridal shop. I suppose the art of celebrating love & marriage is baked into my DNA.

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Dates

In Faith, Family, Food, Photography, Writing on January 31, 2014 at 7:49 pm

Irish Date Cake with Whipping Cream

Traditional Irish Date Cake with Whipping Cream.

Sticky cake clings to the edge of the plate. Clinging tight, refusing to let go.

“You missed a spot,” the youngest sister notices. French porcelain thin, hangs fragile in her hands. The rose-covered plate moves back towards the dish-filled sink.

“It’s a poor dish dryer that can’t help the dish washer,” the older sister reminds, elbows deep in bubbles.
Inherited bone china, held quiet, between them now.

Side-by-side sisters, sleeves rolled and cuffed clearing the mess left behind. Together in the mess; this time cups and saucers, stacked and balancing high on the counter. Beside the dessert forks and plates, cleared and bouncing in the soap. Read More