I saw last night that Peter Max passed away. I have no idea why, but I kept my Peter Max sweatshirt from when I was a little kid.
Peter Max’s original Love image dates to 1968 and became one of his best-known works of the “Cosmic ’60s” period. The original is generally documented as a 36″ × 24″ poster, although there are numerous later versions and licensed reproductions. Continue reading
I started writing Teenage Beast on June 7th of this year as a lark. It was going to be a comic book script, but as I started writing scene directions, I found myself getting more and more into the heads of the characters. Either it was going to be a comic with a sea of captions and thought balloons, or it was going to be a prose story. I opted for prose. Continue reading
On Sunday, our dear friend Tony celebrated another trip around the sun. So it was off to the market to purchase some berries, kiwi, and mango to make this fruit tart.
I blind baked the crust, brushed it with melted chocolate, and filled it with a sweetened cream cheese filling. The original recipe called for strawberries, but I like using various fruits for color and flavor. Full recipe here.
Happy birthday Tony!
On 9.11.01, I had just finished feeding an 18 month old Lloyd breakfast. Joe was asleep, at the time he was working a 2nd shift job, the night before he had worked late, and hadn’t gotten home until 1 am.
My phone rang, it was an art director from The Daily News asking me if I had my TV on, I hadn’t. He told me that a plane had accidentally flown into The World Trade Center. I turned my TV on, just in time to see the second plane hit the South Tower – obviously this was no accident. Like millions of other Americans, I was riveted to the TV – shocked by the destruction, the dead, and the frightened people covered in dust, running to safety.
A half hour later, Flight 77 hit The Pentagon, and 15 minutes after that Flight 93 crashes into a field southeast of Pittsburg. I woke Joe up, and filled him in. I also packed a diaper bag and a small overnight bag, and set them by the front door. I reasoned that Philadelphia was a historic place, a large enough city that perhaps we could be next. I don’t know where I thought I was going, U.S. airspace had been shut down, and all Amtrak trains were cancelled. I guess it was a combination of busywork, and a feeling of helplessness. I began thinking about donating blood to The Red Cross, but as time went on – sadly, it wasn’t needed.
In the days that followed, there were news accounts of everyday people doing heroic things – like the hundreds of boats that rescued a half million people from Lower Manhattan. The best quote from the video, “Everyone was helping everyone.” Let’s hope that it doesn’t take another tragedy for our country to reunite.
This is a unique pie, as the filling is not baked in the oven. The crust is blind-baked, meaning it’s fully cooked in the oven without a filling. Some of the blueberries are cooked in a saucepan on top of the stove with sugar and cornstarch, when the mixture is thickened it’s removed from the stove. Then the rest of the fresh blueberries are added in, and when the mixture has cooled, it’s poured into the baked shell. Such an easy way to make a pie, and it got rave reviews! Continue reading
On Sunday, I thought it would be nice to have a lemon pound cake with fresh strawberries. I’m going to miss summer fruit when it becomes out of season in a few weeks, so I’m trying to pack in as much of it as I can! This is a light in texture cake with a lovely lemon glaze on top. Strawberries make a perfect pairing! Continue reading
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