Posts by Risa

It's a heavy pan, so I figured it would seal quite tightly. My mom has one that's like 20 years old and quite thin in comparison, but it never had problems. I'll check mine again when I get home. The recipe I used is from Cook's...

I had a minor kitchen disaster the other night while making a banana chiffon cake. I have a brand new 2-piece tube pan. The recipe didn't say anything about lining or doing anything with the pan, so I poured the batter in. I immediately...

That tall redhead sure made "Bridget Jones" Renee look like she's only 5 ft tall when they were standing together during the Pre-Oscar show. According to the news this morning, Halle Berry really did win more than she did....

I took the dogs to a nearby park on Saturday and took some pictures of them. Glory is the grey/white/brown one that loves to pose for the camera. Pippin is the black and white one that tends to be interested in everything else but the...

I went to a Malaysian dinner party last night and we watched the first hour together. I unfortunately missed the last hour or so because it was past my bedtime plus the first three hours were quite boring. I was rooting for LOTR,...

Picture won't attach. I'll do a website and post a link soon. Thanks for asking Athenaeus.

My new avatar is my baby girl Glory. No website as of yet. My baby boy (Glory's own puppy) is mischievous Pippin. They're supposedly full-bred Australian Shepherds according to the vet. They were my two little Christmas gifts. They...

I'm also in the market for a new rolling pin. I have a wooden one with handles that I hate. Stuff gets inside and I can't get all of it out and dirty speckles fall on my nice dough. It also seems to take me longer to roll out my dough...

Wow.. too rare to see these days. I've been getting an earful about nasty, ugly divorces lately, so it's nice to hear about such a long marriage. Who would have thought that you can be inspired by an obit?

Some stupid questions from a novice cheese taster: 1. I'm exploring cheese selections now that I've found places I can buy from with good selections (online and Whole Foods in St. Louis). I finally tasted Manchego with some...