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jillbcooks 12/9/2008 8:26:00 AM
Whether you spend your weeks clocking in long hours at work, schlepping the kids to and from soccer practice, or both, the days just seem to fly exhaustingly by. Throw keeping the house clean and getting dinner on the table at a reasonable hour and one thing is certain—time is at a premium. I am always looking for ways to make my life easier; I like to use that extra time I free up doing things I enjoy. Sounds good, right?
Having written a cookbook on Jewish foods and traditions, most people are surprised when I admit that I dread making latkes, the fancy ...
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chanukkah, easy, fry, hanukkah, holidays, Jill Bloomfield, Julienne Potatoes, latkes, oil
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jillbcooks 12/4/2008 8:32:00 AM
I positively adore watching those cake decorating contests on television and just marvel at the ingenuity of the decorators crafting these tall and elaborate masterpieces. A few years ago I took a cake decorating course where I learned the basics. Each week we were to bring a cake to frost and design. My husband, who signed me up for the class as a gift, especially loved when I came home from class, toting along a cake decked out with chrysanthemums, barnyard animals or intricate vines or whatever we learned that week. Though it might be crazy to admit, we found ourselves with too much cake week to week with all this decorating practice, so I decided to make cupcakes and...
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baking, Cupcakes, coconut, decorating, family fun, hanukkah, holidays, latkes