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Basbousa

(Ahem, our guest cook for today is Anthony Francis, picture to the left, and he will be making us some of his famous basbousa.)

The one thing Ryan keeps mentioning is his father’s basbousa. We would have basbousa elsewhere and it was never fluffy enough, soft enough, and delicious enough. [...]

Dinner at Laundromat – Garlic, Rosemary, and Thyme Bread; and Brownies!

Last weekend we had a dinner party at Laundromat put together by their house-guest Tami, a spunky photographer from Japan my mother’s age. She’s so adorable in large funky glasses with a red frame and her signature leggings. She put together a feast with chirashi sushi (sushi rice with various toppings), sashimi, [...]

Cupcakes – There’s a reason it’s one of my top twitter words

My oven just wouldn’t heat up for the longest time. I attributed it to the pilot light, but the Super came in and checked it. He claimed that he would notify the landlord, but weeks went by. I sent a letter recently with the rent check notifying him… it might have been [...]