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After my botched attempt making the Best Damn Lemon Cake (see my previous blog), I was haunted with memories of how delicious the lemon cakes past had been. I really wanted to make the cake for the New Leaf tea … Continue reading →
A couple of weekends ago I threw a tea party at New Leaf Market where I run a demo program. We have really interesting customers. We’re a community market chain, 99% of our produce is organic, we have grass-fed and … Continue reading →
What a strange winter this has been. I live in Santa Cruz, not far from the beach. We’re used to having occasional sunny interludes between winter storms but this year we’ve had an occasional stormy interlude between sunny, warm days. … Continue reading →
With the arrival of the new year, the 2011 retail season has drawn to a close. Halleluiah! While I once loved the holidays (note I said loved), when you work retail there is very little time to shop, cook, party … Continue reading →
If there is a gene that predisposes us to love dessert, I have it. For the last several days I have been eating myself into heavenly oblivion. The Christmas pie I made that’s so good it makes you want to … Continue reading →
This was going to be all about persimmons and persimmon pudding, but I have just finished putting up a case of applesauce from the heritage apples in my front yard. It’s so delicious I have to write about it as well. … Continue reading →
I admit it — I love to look at Martha Stewart magazines and marvel at the brilliantly clever holiday magic, the perfectly decorated cookies, the floral displays, the beautiful food. But, that’s the extent of it — just looking. After … Continue reading →
230,500 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States in 2012. 40,000 will die from it. This means that 124 women per 100,000 will be diagnosed with breast cancer. For women born now, one in eight will … Continue reading →
Yesterday, when I started this blog, my plan was to write one article as it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this is a very personal cause for me. However, while working in the garden today, I realized that I … Continue reading →
How do we measure time? Years, decades, significant events, transformative experiences? I’ve been pondering this over the past few weeks for a couple of reasons. The Vanilla.COMpany launched ten years ago August 21st. Three weeks later, we collectively paused to … Continue reading
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