Top 10 Influential Articles from 2012

I do a lot of reading – for pleasure and for work. Some of what I read sticks with me for a long time and comes back to me when I walk or drive. Looking back at 2012, I’ve put together a list of influential (or unforgettable) articles that I read this year: 1. The…

Honoring Dorothy Soares Allen

I had the honor of speaking today at the memorial for Dot Allen, my mom’s best friend. My mom asked me to do it saying she couldn’t – she was in tears for most of today. I don’t blame her, I can’t imagine losing my best friend(s)! What follows below matches pretty closely with what…

S’Mores Cheesecake?

We’ve been making ice cream a lot this summer. It started with one recipe from Woman’s Day for an ice cream that required NO cranking or incessant stirring and then refreezing. Along the way, I found another recipe (it was an ad for Philadelphia Cream cheese, which we use for cheesecakes) and tried it last…

Ebelskivers – Round Danish Pancakes

Last weekend, I made Ebelskivers, which are round, Danish pancakes. I’ve made these for a long time, basically since I was a kid, but I have rarely seen any other reference to them outside of our family or the small community of Danish people in the US. I recently found another recipe for Ebelskivers that…