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Report on the San Francisco Writer’s Conference

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Onecakebaker

I got a late start on the conference, as I only showed up Friday morning, Valentines day. Fact is, I typed out about 8 Tweets. First, the supportive cupcake at lunch :, d Then, the keynote at lunch was Chitra Divalkalkuruni, … Continue reading →

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Curling! the ice kind.

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Onecakebaker

How hard could it be to push a rock across the ice? Well, pretty hard, actually. So curling is sort of like crouching down and pushing yourself off of a set of starters blocks to begin a sprint on a … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons , Fiction, and Philosophy

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Onecakebaker

Hello, everybody. It’s still very dry here in California. I spent a couple of hours trying to clean the deck where I  put out a lot of pots which sometimes grow plants in them, and sometimes don’t. I am cleaning it … Continue reading →

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Back to my memoir, and a sad result of iOS updates

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Onecakebaker

One of the first people to help me understand my father’s documents was a man named Alex Bauer, a friend of my in-laws and a lovely man from Hungary. He died last year, after a long and full life, and … Continue reading →

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Thanksgivvukah or Thanukah? Either way, I’m taking a pass for the rest of the month

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Onecakebaker

I am taking the rest of the month off of blogging here.  I’m trying to write a novel in a month, so I have to narrow my bandwidth. See you in December.

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Thanksgivvukah Idea #5–Pumpkin Doughnuts

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Onecakebaker

Jodi Paley gave me this one–Pumpkin cream in her soufganiot (doughnuts)! Sounds great. she will mix pumpkin puree with whipped cream.

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Thanksgivvukah idea #4–Hand Pies

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Onecakebaker

Thanksgivvukah idea #4 Thanksgivikkuah Hand Pies This family is the real deal.  They deep-fry their turkey (see idea#1),  Mom and Dad are both rabbis, and Mom bakes up a storm. She even makes her own pumpkin butter. That’s too intense … Continue reading →

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TRAYF ALERT! An idea related to Thangsivikah idea #3

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Onecakebaker

TRAYF ALERT! An idea related to Thangsivikah idea #3 Do you know what Poutine is?  It’s french fries and gravy (like they have in Baltimore) with cheese curds. Well, Thanksgivvikuah idea #3 is–potato latkes with turkey gravy!  I overheard someone … Continue reading →

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Thanksgivukah idea #2–sweet potato latkes

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Onecakebaker

A latke is a latke is a latke. A vegetable is grated, mixed with a binder, formed into patties which are fried.  My latke rainbow was made with four different types of veggies. You can see from the color differences … Continue reading →

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Thanksgivvukah Idea #1

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Onecakebaker

On chanukah, we celebrate by frying things. European Jews fry grated potatoes for latkes, Sephardic jews fry pastry for soufganiot, or jelly doughnuts. While I have seen some recipes for sweet potato latkes to be served up with cranberry sauce, … Continue reading →

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