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Simmer Till (Almost) Done 11 Apr 2013 | 07:15 pm
Dearest Reader, Don’t go away! Fine. You can go away, grab a snack – then maybe another snack – and then come back. Just putting the icing on the new Simmer. We’ll be up and rolling soon! Yours in...
Something is Simmering! 4 Aug 2012 | 02:42 am
Well hello! Just a note to say that yes indeed, something is simmering. After a long and sleepy absence marked by travel, procrastination, and too many donuts, Simmer Till Done is – finally – on its ...
Spamalatkes 9 Dec 2010 | 09:36 am
Happy Holidays to you, my Simmer friends. Peace on earth and good will toward all! All except the malicious spam-creature that is continually sucking good tidings from this blog. Yes. Somewhere, deep...
A No-Craft Craft for Coffee Lovers 9 Nov 2010 | 02:31 am
To give is better to receive, and to give the gift of coffee is almost as good as drinking it yourself. Here’s a tiny little no-craft craft (for even the least crafty among us) that you can use for b...
Blogiversary Best-Of: Moms Will Be Moms, But Judy is Forever 10 Oct 2010 | 02:14 am
Happy Third Anniversary, you crazy blog of mine. To honor three food-and-tale-filled blogging years, let’s revisit a reader favorite: from May 13, 2009, here’s a story about my friend Andie, and also...
Wordless Wednesday: Saucy 7 Oct 2010 | 07:46 am
I know we just discussed the Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cook Book, but I couldn’t resist sharing one more image. My favorite image – a scene that mesmerized me at six, seven, eight years old and ...
Louisa May Alcott’s Apple Slump 30 Sep 2010 | 12:36 am
When my friend Sara from Culinerapy visited Concord, Mass. last year, she made a reader’s pilgrimage to Orchard House, the historic home of Louisa May Alcott. Since Sara and I (and half the women we k...
Spanakopita Scones: Show and Tell 22 Sep 2010 | 09:12 pm
Toward the end of a community board meeting, a woman was invited to the podium to describe her recent trip to Japan. She’d gone on a cultural exchange, and though the board members were slouched and g...
Baked Potatoes: Cooking Can Be So Easy 15 Sep 2010 | 09:08 pm
In 1975, the first recipe I tried from the Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cook Book (“For Beginning Cooks of All Ages”) was Creamy Lemon Pie, page 58. “You’ll be proud to serve this mouth-watering pi...
Aunt Rose’s Kugel, Holiday Edition 8 Sep 2010 | 02:42 am
It’s Rosh Hashanah this week, the Jewish New Year. I like a holiday with food symbols and Rosh Hashanah delivers with apples and honey, for the sweetness of life. Yes, the holiday also features bitter...
