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Untitled 5 May 2012 | 05:11 am
French Press Memos took its toys and moved to Wordpress. Find new content and a new look at www.frenchpressmemos.com
Not About St. Patrick's Day 13 Mar 2012 | 09:12 am
It is spring and small green leaves are beginning to peak out of the sea of brown that was winter in Denver. Green is the color this week not just because of spring but because of St. Patrick's Day, a...
Simple: Women, Hazelnut Meringue 27 Feb 2012 | 10:35 am
Dearly beloved: we are gathered here today to explain that most things in life are simple, including women (and sometimes even baking). You probably have seen a version of this picture somewhere. Or ...
The Love Potion and Me 15 Feb 2012 | 05:08 am
I was putting make-up on in Montreal two days ago in front of one of those fancy close-up lit-up mirrors that make you see each pore of your skin when I realized something about myself and about love....
The Terrible Twos, an Anniversary 2 Feb 2012 | 11:01 am
The blog is two today. In some ways my second born, this rascal became part of who I am, growing outside of me but from within, pushing me and making me question myself - what I am and what I want to ...
12 in 2012, including Sous Vide! 13 Jan 2012 | 08:12 pm
I am not a fan of resolutions. I find it highly unrealistic to make sudden drastic changes, so I won't 'resolve.' I did, however, make a list of goals- one that I can look at on my vanity mirror every...
Make a Wish, Make It Happen 3 Jan 2012 | 07:20 pm
Biting into what was supposed to be some of Denver's best fried chicken, I wished it away - another let-down. I wished it would have been brined. I wished the breading had some flavor, any flavor. I w...
Happily Eating Ribeye 20 Dec 2011 | 09:00 pm
He had her at charcoal grilled ribeye. She cut into the still sizzling steak, a perfect bite of mesquite-flavored Iowa meat, perfectly outfitted with nearly melted marbly-fat. It was a simple dish and...
Alone, Never Lonely in My Kitchen 16 Dec 2011 | 07:37 am
I pressed the widest part of my knife onto the wooden cutting board and felt the peel ease off from the garlic clove. With the same motion, I gently smashed the rest of the cloves then peeled the skin...
Cookie Swaps or Not 7 Dec 2011 | 06:39 pm
The beauty of the blog is that I get to make my rules. No editorial calendars, no word limits, no deadlines or harsh cuts and changes. I don't have to do anything. I don't include sidebars of ads beca...
