I love working with yeast dough.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, December 2007.

Homemade soft pretzels

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2010.

Plum and McIntosh tart

Hudson, Ohio, USA, September 2009.

Level one song selection.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2007.

Really more of a pesto-in-reverse.

Roast chicken with walnut sauce

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2009.

The pasta of the cattleman

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2009.

Roast chicken with walnut sauce

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2009.

Seriously, ugly UGLY bannisters.

Just through that door is frisbee paradise.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2008.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, February 2008.

...velvety soft interior.

Caramel cake with caramelized butter frosting

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

Hence, the geometry.

Filbert gateau with praline buttercream

Hudson, Ohio, USA, July 2008.

Before the kids

Potato-leek soup

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2009.

Four hours later, the concoction has cooked down and is ready to strain.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2006.

Happy Spring!

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2006.

4 coats of KILZ Premium, still have a little work around the lights to do.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2009.

Grilled bread with ricotta, honey and cinnamon

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2009.

Homemade soft pretzels

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2010.

Usually whatever I'm working on up there isn't for Jet; this time, it is! Lucky girl.

Jet's carob crunchers

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2009.

Pumpkin-chocolate-coconut cookies

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2009.

Cinnamon buns

Hudson, Ohio, USA, July 2009.

The Wolf Comforter on her parent's bed had a mysterious attraction for Sarah. She loved to point at the wolf's nose and eyes, and say DAT!

first load of stuff

Jet runs out of the frame.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2008.

Spinach, mushroom and ricotta pie

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

Cheddar-Pecorino biscotti

Hudson, Ohio, USA, January 2009.

Amanda's office - closer on the shelves

Fabulous filled cookies

Hudson, Ohio, USA, March 2009.

It's alive!

Truck-stop cinnamon rolls

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2008.

This photo is a personal favorite.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, December 2007.

Couscous with cubanelles and fresh mozzarella

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2008.

My nephew picked these for me tonight. They smell wonderful.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, May 2006.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2008.

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2009: Jason and Monique's First Home (on military base)

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Some family gathering / party photos by Aunt Gretchen

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I love it when Jet chills like this.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, December 2009.

Looks like it's time to clean Jetters' eyes with a tissue, a little ritual we call "eye time."

Which is different from "ear time," which is when she gets her ear drop allergy medication.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, October 2007.

Mmm....I can eat a lot of this.

Pasta e ceci alla Romana

Hudson, Ohio, USA, April 2008.

The back yard is a veritable snow smorgasbord.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

Looking a little rode hard and put up wet.

But really, this photo was taken in the midst of my "depression" Kulber-Ross stage relative to the closing of the Mill.

Hudson, Ohio, USA, August 2007.

Mustard chicken in phyllo

Hudson, Ohio, USA, May 2009.

The entrance to Josh's bit of The Oval. Not sure why sofas are required here, unless it is to recover from the mentally taxing job of getting through multiple layers of security to gain entry to the building!

The light kinda sucked and added a pink-hue. But that milk chocolate brown works well with the pseudo-cream walls

living room

Spinach, mushroom and ricotta pie

Hudson, Ohio, USA, November 2008.

Broccoli pesto

Hudson, Ohio, USA, March 2010.