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To Read
One hot Sunday evening in July, after an early dinner at Clark’s Oyster Bar in the Clarksville neighborhood of Austin, the Husband and I sat watching a vacation remodel show called “Stay Here” on Netflix.
Wordle and a Cookie
Every night after dinner, the Husband and I clean the kitchen and sit back down at the table to play Wordle together. You know the game —an early Covid invention a software engineer with some free time developed for his word-game-loving girlfriend and then sold to the New York Times for seven figures.
The Easiest Caramelized Onion & Goat Cheese Tart Brought to You by NYC & Friendship
As a girl who grew up in a town with a total of two stoplights and a population of around […]
Fascinating People and a Strawberry Lemon Loaf
There is something interesting and even fascinating about everyone, you included. One of my favorite things about being alive is getting to know other people.
To Eat
This cake. It was a gift from the Recipe Fairy. A last-minute find that offered the same thrill as finding THE perfect black dress on sale at Bergdorf’s hours before the big event. In fact, this is the little black dress of cakes.
Not Your (Italian) Grandmother’s (Lemon) Tiramisu
Traditional Italian lore tells us that the dessert we know as tiramisu was invented in a 19th-century brothel to entice more patrons. The original spelling of tiramisu, tireme su, means “pick me up.” The dessert was meant to be an energy boost post-brothel visit. Other, more realistic versions of the origin say it comes from a woman named Norma Pielli, the proprietor and chef of the Albergo Roma Hotel.
The Big Chill Lemon Cheesecake
If you are looking for a basically no-bake cheesecake that is also light, fluffy, creamy, and lemony—this is your match. This cheesecake will wrap its arms around you, give you a big lemony hug, and ask you how your day was. It’s tall, handsome, and waiting to caress your tastebuds.
The Real Deal Banana Pudding
I was curious about what banana pudding would taste like made from scratch. A “cook the pudding, bake the vanilla wafers” kind of situation. As I suspected, it’s delish.
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