There was a cookie tin at the dessert station that never went empty. If the cookie supply ran low, it was replenished, pronto. And always with Toll House cookies —gold standard of cookies. There were very regular tasks at the Seaward Inn: spot the napkins and placemats, and place in the washer to soak overnight, …
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Summer 1987
🔆🔆🔆 We are standing in the backyard of my grandparents’ Rockport home. It’s the summer of 1987. I’d just graduated with a degree in history and not a single job prospect. Liberal arts education: long on education, a little short on career counseling. Not a big deal, I’d spent my junior year studying ancient Scottish …
Orange Chiffon Cake and how Chase Squires won a lobster dinner
6/27/2023It’s the evening of the orange chiffon cake reboot. If I was almost undone by trying to bake lemon meringue pies, on repeat, in the summer of 1984, orange chiffon cake nearly broke me as it too eluded my slim baking skills. Mrs. Cameron was demanding and held high standards. She could also be incredibly …
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Pie 🍋🥧🍋
When life gives you lemons…