who says it can't be green velvet cake?

{and other green goodies for a perfect st. pat}

it's true,

mum and i substituted red food coloring for green

for this whoopie pie recipe

...and then we got 

shamrock shakes

mum's was half chocolate!!

and then i admired some green dumplings from afar.

 spinach & shrimp dumplings didn't seem very appetizing.

but, boy, don't the look pretty??

happy st. patrick's day, everybody!!

xoxo

yeh

go evan.

once upon a time,

before i knew what a xylophone was,

i was an ice skater!

 every day after school,

mum would drive me to the ice rink,

and i'd have class or practice.

i once even landed an axle. teehee.

and every so often...

the evan lysacek would be there.

training,

spinning,

doing what super stars do.

{yes, even way back then, he was the evan lysacek}

and once...

during a competition at my home rink,

i must have been 11 or 12,

i operated the trophy booth.

and evan was competing and he won his division.

{duh}

and he came to claim his trophy,

and he walked right up to me,

and i gave him his trophy,

and he said to me,

verbatim,

"thank you."

...sigh

and now he's the olympic champion.

yay!!

xoxo

yeh

yes, i still make gingerbread houses!

and i still pray every year that it will not cave in on itself, like

the great gingerbread house catastrophe of '96.

{...but we don't talk about that}

also,

notice the sukkah, stage left!

xoxo

yeh

also... a very happy birthday to one of my very best friends, z!!!!

christmas dumpling extravaganza

potstickers

veggie

samosas

empanadas

with spicy chorizo and potatoes

chicken and dumplings

barbecue chicken

steamed buns

arancini

with prosciutto and fontina cheese

all homemade by yours truly, her mum, and lots of friends.

i hope your holidays were as tasty as mine!

xoxo

yeh