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Posts from ‘March, 2007’

social work

In Florence, Julia found herself mobbed by children waving newspapers in her face. They were reedy, thin, grubby. They came on in a rush, 12 or 15 of them, shouting “miss! miss!” and were dispersed in mass by some looker-on. Some adult more imposing than Julia. Once again, she had somehow been separated from her [...]

Dutch Baby Madness

You are looking at one of my favorite breakfasts. It’s also a favorite cozy evening in with a good pal item. It’s an oven pancake. I call them Dutch babies. Other folks may call them German pancakes, puffy pancakes, or pannekoeken.
They’re relatively fast, require little attention, and can be made from staples: milk, butter or [...]