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bday, bday, bday

March 10th, 2010

the dreaded coconuts:

was hoping that I wouldn't be able to find any fresh coconuts, but of course I remembered that this little natural food place on 13th street always has them!!

And they were good - getting ready to drain

then crack

then peeled with paring knife and sliced them on a ceramic slicer...that's when the hand damage occurred...

baked three types of cupcakes:

left center right

liked the first batch of frosting - held up well

got lazy and doubled the second batch of icing(not as good) instead of trying all three...

birthday boy!!!

Paulie's first cupcake

Michael's first cupcake

and creamsicle fudge (gluten free!!)

let it cool too long in pan and lost a lot of it cause in the end I couldn't get it out of the pan and into the mixer

then I overmixed a bit, so it didn't pour...(I need practice in the candy making dept)

but I think it tasted very good (yes, I did in fact taste it)

and Paulie has been mumbling about wanting a shitty skateboard to cruise his gf's neighborhood in...so he got a hand-me-down and $$$

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it's Paulie's Birthday!!!!!!!!

March 10th, 2010

ready to go:

(yes, the cartons of eggs hold martha's chicken's product)

more bread and pasta

March 10th, 2010

arugula (aka rocket) from farmer's market

spaghetti with lemon, capers, and rocket

with cheese from farmer's market

martha's lettuce with "la vraie vinaigrette"

a very "sour" white bread from king arthur (link posted by a blog visitor)

left in fridge for 8 days...

a little heavy and sour for my taste (hmmm...web page says it's light...oh well, maybe I screwed up - good thing about it is that it can sit in fridge for so long - no special timing needed)

more of jim lahey's no-knead bread (I always use bread flour and that seems to make a difference)

one with a bit of whole wheat flour substituted

after 2nd rise

out of the oven

sunday's injury #1

March 9th, 2010

sliced off portion of my knuckle with a knife making Paulie's birthday cake - there it is!!:

can't remember if this was the first or third slice (another reason to love terrazzo!! so easy to clean!)

staunching the bleeding with gauze and gloves

changing the dressing

injury #2 was deep 1 stitch needed (but not gotten) in fleshy part of left hand at base of index finger

injury #3 is now fine... had derm. appt anyway (dr. david o. was soooo unimpressed!!), and he gave me some flesh colored surgical tape that breathes and sticks

now that your appetites have been whetted, I will post food soon!!

injury #3 for the day

March 7th, 2010

/now learning to type with 9 fingers/the hand

a great

March 5th, 2010

short story that I read as a kid and of which I could not remember the title or author...martha reminded me of both yesterday

7 min till jennifer picks me up

March 5th, 2010

but I am not leaving before finishing my pasta, gosh darn it!

maccheronie al torchio with cauliflower (and anchovies!!)

with parsley to taste...well, I do like parsley and didn't want what I had (and had already washed and de-stemmed) to go to waste

jennifer and I had to do a little something yesterday

gettin the big hair

showin(flaunting?) the big boobs

very uncomfortable about speaking in public....waiting, waiting, waiting...

and I tried to get a good show of camera shy Berta (a wonderful makeup artist), but she wont let me (AND she is way sexy/hot)

pictures from yesterday's show (3.2.10)- (really meant for radio listeners.)

March 3rd, 2010

if you didn't listen to yesterday's show..there may be audio clips up soon.. it was a little crazy in our studio. so please note, the picture of me with the mint balls in my mouth is ONLY funny if you heard yesterday's show...

alexis and i went on the website chatroulette... seriously could be the creepiest thing i've done in forever. all the banal dialogue is mine and the interesting/"appropriate" dialogue was alexis'. crap! files may be too small for you see the dialogue- but at least you see the people we randomly vc'd with!

the french boys are just below!

according to alexis (and i have to agree) this man below had a lovely package...

and with the mint balls in my mouth..

xxx
jennifer
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yesterday's today

March 3rd, 2010

supermodel!!! (btw - this a term that should never be uttered in a serious manner or in polite conversation) with our beloved Sebastian!

last minute tweaking

jesus h. those stools/chairs are uncomfortable and awkward!!

today show appearance

March 2nd, 2010

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holy crap!

March 1st, 2010

I finally made Jim Lahey's No Knead Bread and it worked perfectly!

I had tried it a year or so again and it never worked as I wanted it to, but this time it looks just like his

too hot to cut into...will check it out later

I am so proud of myself I am including a second shot:

about the discoloration of plastic containers: obviously, no tomato sauce and you can only wash them in the dishwasher if you have the "plastics" setting or they will turn orangeish

dreams

March 1st, 2010

i have often said that i am waiting to have a dream where my mother will come to me... well, dammit, that happened last night. and it wasn't great. crap. it wasn't even good.

and it wasn't even that my mother came to me...really, it was more that she happened to be a part of a disturbing dream and for the duration of the dream, my mother was VERY alive to me.

and annoying. and obnoxious. and frankly when i awoke this morning, i was relieved that the argument we had in my dream was not in fact real, and we did not in fact fight, because my mother is not in fact alive.

yeesh mommy. can't you show up in my dreams in a loving way?! arghhh.

i'm kidding. i know dreams are my subconscious and i know my mother can't actually "show up" anywhere...but still. i am waiting for that magical "my mother came to me in a dream and told me she's doing well up above sitting on some cloud drinking her coffee hot as she liked it, making people smile and laugh. and keeping everything neat and orderly while watching over each and every one of us. and protecting us. and loving us. and missing us, but nonetheless doing ok in some heaven-like existence" dream.

and no, i am not wallowing in self pity about losing her when she was 65 and i was 38. i know it wasn't a "tragedy" and really just something "tragic" to me and unfortunate and very sad.

but i continue to miss her.

and sometimes it does feel like a lot.
xxx
jennifer
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frozen bread and pasta

March 1st, 2010

Don't know why you guys have trouble with frozen bread. I actually prefer most breads after freezing. Here is my "bread drawer"

more buttermilk dressing(a different one from this month's or last month's donna hay magazine - no oil but tastes great) on nutrition free iceberg!!

and spinach, tomato and feta pasta

didn't suck

"golden wheat bread"

February 26th, 2010

good bread for sandwiches or toast...just ate two heels after slicing and before freezing...very "tender"

however, they claim not much kneading needed, but it's still a 5-7 hour process from start to finish

it is really not that exciting

February 26th, 2010

nyc in the snow...a foot or two more, then maybe it would be something to talk about

west side highway and hudson river

empire state building and chrysler building

snow plows (the worst in the country?)