Author Archives: Kate
Clementine Cake – if you can make room in your busy Christmas bondage schedule
Walking from my apartment to the subway I pass 2 sex shops.
Latkes, bullies, a dragon and a My Little Pony
When Jon and I go for our Saturday morning excursions into New York to forage for coffee and bagels, we occasionally pass a local middle school. This school has a distinctive mural painted by the kids on the playground wall, … Continue reading
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Tagged canape, holiday, latke, potato, sour cream, vegetarian
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Spiced Chocolate Christmas Cookies – and Chinese Knock Off Madonna
When I was a 12 years and 51 weeks old, my Dad ran a conference in Australia, and took the family with him for a holiday, via Hong Kong. Being almost 13, I took this entirely in my stride. Doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, chocolate cookie, Christmas, cinnamon, easy cookie, freezer cookie, ginger, holiday cookie, paprika, pepper, spiced christmas cookie
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Lychee Martinis, in honor of Sneak Like A Ninja Day
It’s possible, I suppose, that you are not aware that today is sneak like a ninja day. Ninjas are subtle like that. They like to celebrate under the radar. But today is sneak like a ninja day, so sneaking will … Continue reading
Slow cooked pork ragu with pomegranate, and the possibilities of rural street dancing
If you live far away from your family, Skype can transform your laptop into a magical time space portal, beaming you straight into a living room where your niece can sing you the song she’s learned to be an angel … Continue reading
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Tagged anise, Christmas, crowd pleaser, dinner party, easy, pomegranate, pork, ragu, slow cooked pork, street dancing, tagliatelle
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Steaming Bishops and Unlikely Emails
“I was supposed to be singing a concert,†said my friend and choir colleague Theresa, “then I got an email with the header: Cancelled, due to infidelity.â€
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Tagged choir, Christmas, drink, orange, solos, steaming bishop, tipple, wine
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Butternut Squash Apple Soup, Thanksgiving Balloons, Romanticism and Transience
It’s become an absolute Thanksgiving tradition that the night before the parade Jon and I head to the Natural History Museum to see the giant balloons tethered down under nets, ready and waiting to fly.
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Tagged apple, Autumn, butternut squash, cheese, crouton, fall, Parade, soup, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Balloons
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Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies – because nothing says thank you like baked goods
It’s that time of year when we habitually stop and think of things that we are thankful for, then I write them on the totally awesome DIY chalk board that I made (technically supervised Jon making).
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Tagged aliens, cookie, cookies, cranberries, easy baking, Thanksgiving, white chocolate
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White Cranberry Cosmopolitans – because sometimes a stiff drink can really help
As Thanksgiving approaches it’s good to have a cocktail on hand to combat any seasonal stresses. My in-laws are visiting from Scotland this year, and though ordinarily I would not find this stressful, the last parental visit we had coincided … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, cocktail, fall, festive, Thanksgiving, white cranberry cosmopolitan
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