Category Archives: News

You’re the Devil in Disguise

This pound cake hails from Janelle McComb – a childhood friend of Elvis’, who baked two of these bad boys for the King every Christmas. The man certainly knew good pound cake when he tasted it – it’s dense, but … Continue reading

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2013 Italian Market Festival

Philadelphia’s Italian Market Festival is going on this weekend from 10 am to 5 pm. Great food, music, and some nice crafts for sale. A roast post sandwich at Cannuli’s is a must, then follow it up with a cupcake … Continue reading

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Buttermilk Waffles with Rhubarb Compote

I have industrial wire shelves in my kitchen to hold the things my cabinets can’t – large canisters of flour and sugar, a classic diner covered cake stand, stacks of folded cloth napkins, a 70′s harvest gold stand mixer from … Continue reading

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Happy Mother’s Day

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Strawberry Rhubarb Apple Pie

I had planned for a lazy Sunday – a load of laundry, a little time in the studio, a walk around the neighborhood with my camera. My game plan drastically changed when I discovered that one of the vendors on … Continue reading

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Back In Class

Last week, I was summoned back into the classroom by my son’s teacher for help with a project for Mother’s Day. I thought it would be fun to faux finish jewelry boxes with the kids, and the results were spectacular!

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New Case for an iPad

We were recently gifted with an iPad (thanks Dan) and Joe’s been carting it back and forth to work in a makeshift iPad case (see photo below). Once in a blue moon there are projects I work on where my … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Bread with Nutella

Peanut Butter Sandwich Bread – because there are times when you have to eat Nutella with something else besides a spoon. It’s not a sweet bread like banana or cranberry bread – it’s more of a peanut butter flavored bread … Continue reading

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Printing on Canvas

After a bit of a break, I’m back to printing on fabric with digital grounds. I had an old, high contrast photostat negative of the interior of a diner. I wanted a print on canvas to be dark and graphic … Continue reading

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Diner Banana Cream Pie

My fondest memories of eating at the lunch counter at Woolworth’s were the individually wrapped slices of pie displayed in a dome covered cake stand on the counter. If I finished my grilled cheese and tomato sandwich, my grandmother would … Continue reading

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Friday Five – Number Thirty One

Thirty-first in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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Fricasseed Chicken Abruzzi

I keep a small clay pot of rosemary on the window sill in my kitchen with this chicken in mind. The recipe calls for a whole cut up chicken, however I’ve made it so many times I found I like … Continue reading

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Miss Blanchette’s Painting

I found this painting while searching through my flat files the other day. It was given to me on my birthday by an elderly women when I worked in a convalescent home in high school.

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Friday Five – Number Thirty

Thirtieth in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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