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National Autism Awareness Day

In honor of National Autism Awareness Day, which is today, April 1, 2011, I am posting my gluten free, dairy [...]

Kisses for Daily Candy

Third time’s the charm? In this case, absolutely yes because today Daily Candy is featuring Blackbird Bakery for a stunning, [...]

Gluten Free Ricotta Turnovers

Rene Magritte, 1898-1967 La Clairvoyance, 1936 Oil on Canvas, 54.2 x 65 cm Private Collection Belgian Surrealist As tempting as [...]

Artist Jason Middlebrook

Jason Middlebrook, b. 1966 From the “Live with Less” Exhibit Albany, New York American Sculptor and Artist On behalf of [...]

The Endgame of Entitlement

Ansel Adams, 1902-1984 Timber Cove, California, 1960 American Landscape Photographer It’s been very busy the last couple of months both [...]

Formaticum Cheese Paper

My new favorite product? Formaticum Cheese Paper. If you love cheese and are fed up with getting those carefully chosen [...]

Proof Positive for Change

As I thumbed through my Sunday Times yesterday morning, the only section that grabbed my immediate attention was The Week [...]

INSPIRATION: Jenny Mc Carthy’s Quest…

There is a great article in this month’s edition of Living Without that everyone should check out, especially if you [...]

INSPIRATION: Jenny Mc Carthy's Quest…

There is a great article in this month’s edition of Living Without that everyone should check out, especially if you [...]

Just a Touch

For my birthday this year, I decided to keep it light and fore-go an elaborate birthday cake so I could [...]

A Thing of Beauty

Vincent Van GoghBlossoming Almond Tree, 1890.Oil on Canvas, 73.5 x 92cmVan Gogh Museum, AmsterdamPost-Impressionist Master A thing of beauty rarely [...]

Spiced Molasses Cookies

Molasses Spice Cookies The beauty of these cookies is that they are simultaneously crunchy and soft, which, to me, equals [...]

Inspiration

This is not in the most respected of publications, but the story is inspirational none the less because it addresses [...]

The Birth of Blackbird Bakery

Well, well, well, it’s official. I’ve lost my mind and gone ahead and decided to start my own business vending [...]

Caramelized Alsacian Tart

Eric Howard, 1997Portrait of Walter, 1995. CARAMELIZED ALSACIAN TART This is the tart that I made while on my trip [...]

While Out Eating Sushi…

J.G. WoodAsiatic Elephant, 1885Wood Engraving Reproduction8.5 x 5.25″VICZOOSpecializing in Victorian Zoology Prints and Reproductions.www.viczoo.com Whenever I go out for Sushi, [...]

Naughty Made Nice

Charles RoffChevi ’62, 1978Black and White PhotoCourtesy of Black and White Gallery, London.Scottish Photographer Ah, my first recipe with peanut [...]

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Eclair!

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.Studies for the Lybian Sibyl, 1510.Red Chalk on Paper, 11 3/8 x 8 7/16 inches.The Metropolitan Museum of [...]

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Eclair!

Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564.Studies for the Lybian Sibyl, 1510.Red Chalk on Paper, 11 3/8 x 8 7/16 inches.The Metropolitan Museum of [...]

The Where and The Why

I know I have a habit of being and not being consistent when it comes to my blog posts, but [...]

Brownies Can Be Fun

H. Armstrong RobertsJust Testing…1988.Black and White PhotographCatch PublishingBelgian Photographer Where to begin? Brownies are forever the most decadent treat in [...]

Friendly Inspiration

Bruce Lee in “Enter the Dragon” Photographer UnknownBruce Lee Archives My friend and exercise buddy, Amy, asked me the other [...]

Apricot Clafoutis

Juan Gris, 1887-1927 Breakfast, 1914.Cut and pasted paper, crayon, and oil on canvas,31 7/8 x 23 1/4 inches.The Museum of [...]

My Coffee Break Made Good

Eugene Smith, 1918-1978.Dreamstreet, 1956Black & White PhotoAmerican Photojournalist I had a dream about my Nonna the other night, and whenever [...]

Raspberry Dream

Mark Rothko, 1903-1970Red and Pink on PinkOil on paper mounted on board39 5/8 x 25 1/4″Bequest of Caroline Weiss LawThe [...]

Cereal, Anyone?

Hey Everybody! Here’s another great gluten-free product I’ve been enjoying since the new year rolled around. How do you spell [...]

Lemon + Rosemary = Refreshing

Paul Cezanne, (1839-1906)Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants, 1893-1894.Oil on CanvasThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtBequest of Stephen C. [...]

SURPRISE! The Best Damn Cookie, EVER!!!

Vincent Van Gough, 1853-1890.Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux, 1888.Oil on Canvas, 36 x 29″The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Bequest of Sam [...]

A Million Years Later…

At last, I’ve finally committed the recipe to paper! It only took a million years, but at last, here it [...]

Dreaming of a White Christmas?

Photograph by R. SobolJosephine Baker, France, 1930.A.N. Ulrich Collection These cookies are so old-fashioned and so delicious, they will never [...]

A Christmas Possibility

Max Ernst, 1891-1976.Attirement of the Bride, 1940Oil on Canvas, 129.6 x 96.3cmPeggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice,Italy.German Dadist/Surrealist Multi-Media Artist “Crouquembouche” in [...]

Gluten Free Cream Puffs

Paul Gauguin, 1848-1903.Two Tahitian Women, 1899Oil on Canvas, 37 x 28 1/2″.The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift of William Church [...]

Wait, What Did You Say?

Vintage Christmas Post Card Stop the Press, ya’ll, because Christmas came early this year! Oh my god! Mark the day, [...]

Feeling a Little German?

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1848-1933Snowball Transom (detail), Tiffany Studios, 1904Leaded Favrile Glass, 26 3/16 x 32 1/4 inches.The Charles Hsmer Morse [...]

SIGH, Breathe. Just Breathing

Fernand LegerThe Post Card, 1932-1948.CartolinaOil on Canvas, 92.3 x 65.4cmThe HermitageSte. Petersburg, RussiaFrench Tubist/Purism/Futurist Painter & Filmmaker At last, I [...]

Austin American Statesman Article

How lucky am I? I’m so proud to announce that I was featured in the “Food & Life” section of [...]

Halloween Sugar Cookies

Creme de la Card and Dance Again GraphicsVintage Images from the Ken Brown CollectionKen Brown Cards, 12 Harrison Street, New [...]

The 6 O’Clock Arousal

Yes, I have been awake since 6 o’clock AM, and since I awoke feeling rather refreshed, I decided to take [...]

The 6 O'Clock Arousal

Yes, I have been awake since 6 o’clock AM, and since I awoke feeling rather refreshed, I decided to take [...]

Outside Inspiration

Severin Roesen, 1815-1872Victorian Bouquet, 1850-1855.Oil on Canvas, 91.8 x 73.7cm.The Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonGerman American Still-Life Painter If you [...]

An Ode to the Closing of Summer…

Paul Gauguin, (1848-1903)When Are You Getting Married?, 1892Oil on Canvas, 101.5 x 77.5cmCollection of Rudolph Staechelin, Bale.French Post Impressionist Painter [...]

"Spiderman, Spiderman, He Does Just What a Spider Can…"

Leo has been asking me so sweetly for a Spiderman cake for the last couple of days, I decided it [...]

Shortbreads, Shortbreads, I Can’t Complain

Andy Warhol, 1930-1987.Lavender Disaster, 1963Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas, 106 x 81 7/8″The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas.American Pop Artist [...]

Shortbreads, Shortbreads, I Can't Complain

Andy Warhol, 1930-1987.Lavender Disaster, 1963Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas, 106 x 81 7/8″The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas.American Pop Artist [...]