Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Recipe

This recipe, based on one from the Cake Bible, produces a rich, tasty cake with a fine crumb and a soft texture. The lemon flavor is not overwhelming, but still strong enough. It sure went over well enough at a small family gathering today! This is a generous recipe; it may be cut in half … Read more

indescribable sadness

shamelessly borrowed from limon (I first learned html from one of her books about 10 years ago!)

Hurricane Katrina: Blog for Relief Day

I don’t know how much good this will do, but it won’t hurt and so it’s worth the effort. Please, give what you can to help support the folks whose lives have been devastated by hurricane Katrina. As I mentioned on my weekly radio show*, if you want to help, donating money to the American … Read more

What Is Going On!?

I’m just sick sitting here watching the disaster down in the Gulf Coast. IT’S BEEN 4 FREAKING DAYS!!! and virtually no relief efforts in sight. Where’s the National Guard? Where’s FEMA? Where is any response at all (besides the heroic helicopter rescues)? There should have been emergency response crews on site by Tuesday afternoon, when … Read more