feb. 21 quote
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw
Doni Chamberlain
One vision, one kitchen, no strings attached
Mindy Greenberg, my sister-in-law, was in the last stretch of a two-year run with cancer when she started calling family and friends to deliver some crucial information.
In an almost prophetic way, she shared her vision for each person’s life. She didn’t waste time or beat around the bush. She was beyond blunt.
Mindy told one friend to dump the jerk husband who’d cheated and emotionally abused her throughout the couple’s entire marriage.
She told another friend to quit talking about her dream of selling her boring suburban house and moving to the city, and just do it.
What made these proclamations and directives all the more strange was Continue Reading
Cooking class schedule and slide show
Here is the schedule for my spring cooking classes. I’m so excited to hold these courses in my home. I look forward to many fun food days and many opportunities to better know some of Food for Thought’s readers and… Continue Reading
Paul Clitheroe
“There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I’m almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn. ” Paul Clitheroe
Highway money hits a roadblock
Remember how excited we felt when we believed highway money was on its way to straighten the nauseatingly curvy Highway 299 at Buckhorn Summit?
And remember how relieved we felt to imagine a Highway 44 interchange at Stillwater Road, the site of some horrific crashes over the years?
Cheer no more, as you read this California Department of Transportation press release we received Tuesday. Apparently, there’s not enough money left for these projects.
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Tiramisu for you
I arrived home from my and Bruce’s Italian honeymoon 10 years ago about 10 pounds heavier. Chalk it up to tiramisu research. I ordered tiramisu almost every day for two weeks. The reason I never got sick of tiramisu is… Continue Reading
feb. 19 quote
“You may have the universe if I may have Italy.” Giuseppe Verdi, 19th-century Italian composer
quote: Feb. 18
“Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything.” Steve Martin
If I’m already happy, what am I missing?
I’m still fascinated by the concept of people downloading music and pod-casts and books on their MP3 players or i-pods or whatever.
I’m still amazed when people take photographs with their cell phones, and then e-mail the pictures to whomever. And send a text message with it, something I couldn’t do if my life depended upon it.
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Doni’s Tiramisu
Link to original article [print] Doni’s Tiramisu 1 cup mascarpone cheese, room temp ½ cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½ cups whipping cream, well chilled 1 package lady fingers 2/3 cup freshly brewed espresso* 1/8 cup granulated sugar… Continue Reading
