Cherry Ricotta Cake

I was recently gifted a cherry pitter from The Boy. Normally, I tend to avoid what I call “single-use things” such as egg slicers and avocado cubers in my kitchen since it’s the size of a postage stamp and storage is severely limited. However, I must confess that I pitted a pound of cherries in less than ten minutes – it’s a game changer!

This is a one pan wonder – a moist cherry cake made with ricotta and lemon zest. It’s delicious and takes no time to make, that’s IF you’re lucky enough to own a cherry pitter! Continue reading

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Pup on the Street

PupUsually I’m on the lookout for cats, but this pup I met on the sidewalk insisted that I take his picture!

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Caturday

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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Fifty Nine

One hundred fifty ninth in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

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With The Comico Boys

Among the well worn stack of comics that I refer to as Barbershop Comics was an old issue of the X-Men that hit the stands late in 1981. There is nothing special about that particular issue, but the advertisement above for comic conventions caught my eye. I attended the Philadelphia convention! Continue reading

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Visual Metaphor: Of Water Sports and Monarchs

This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide as a learning tool for executive coaches in order to develop their clients’ leadership skills. This visual metaphor is a three panel, sequential cartoon that illustrates this client’s current career state, a transitional state and a successful final state that sees the individual flourish in the company. Somehow we go from the deep end of a swimming pool to the liege of a kingdom. Below is this man’s description of his particular leadership challenges from which I derive my illustrations: Continue reading

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Summer Produce

Gorgeous multi-colored cherry tomatoes purchased at the market this past weekend.

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