An Ode to Butterscotch

Oh Butterscotch, where have you been all my life? All these years, I turned my nose up at your homespun appearance and simple charm,  preferring to court your blasé city-girl cousin, Caramel! Caramel, that brittle, bittersweet beauty. Hard hearted and unforgiving! Creating huge insecurity in me due to my inexperience with sugar thermometers and such …

A First!

A warm “Thank You” to Fae of Fae’s Twist and Tango for nominating my blog for my very first award. I’ve not been blogging long, so I’m absolutely astonished and delighted that I’ve even been picked. Fae is a lovely lady with a multicultural background– having grown up with Persian parents, in Japan. She posts delicious …