dianne faw

Happy New Year! Here is a beautiful Spiral Vegetable Tart I made for Christmas brunch.  I wanted to make something unique and delicious that would work well with other food on the menu: scram...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2024/01/07/spiral-vegetable-tart-37-60/

After making Rough Puff Pastry, I needed to use it for something. Pastry Wrapped Apple Rings were just what I wanted: a kind of apple pie vibe, heavy on the crust. I was a little enthusiastic wit...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/pastry-wrapped-apple-rings/

Hello, friends. Yes, I actually have a new blog post and it’s part of my 60 New Things Project! Way back in March of 2020, the year I turned 60, I challenged myself to do 60 New Things. But I �...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2022/11/29/rough-puff-pastry-36-60/

Last September, Rem and I visited Salesforce Park on Labor Day, which was a scorching hot day. The city is usually cooler than Marin and I’d been wanting to see this spot, which Rem had visited...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/salesforce-park-35-60/

It will come as no surprise to anyone that I didn’t finish my 60 New Things project during 2020 and the start of 2021. I made a decision at some point that I didn’t want to just have half of ...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/update-on-60-new-things/

Originally posted on dianne faw : My younger brother, Beau, died last month. I’ve been thinking about our childhood and younger years, and sharing memories with friends and family members. I�...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2021/02/04/rest-in-peace-beau-2/

This was a pita bread fail. Or a flatbread not-quite-success. I really wanted it to be fresh, warm puffs of pita. But it would NOT puff! We made the dough in our stand mixer and let it proof. Tha...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2020/10/05/pita-flatbread-34-60/

So this. Yes. This is a new thing.  Not what I was anticipating when I first thought of my 60 New Things project. I’m with my friend and colleague, Dorian. We were greeting students coming on ...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2020/09/20/mask-and-shield-33-60/

Back in July I took a walk with my friend Amanda on a new-to-me trail: a small segment of the planned 500- mile San Francisco Bay Trail. Amanda was catching up a segment she missed. She and a gro...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2020/09/20/bay-trail-32-60/

As you may have guessed, and as I may have already said, I don’t post things in order. I’ve got a few new things to share, but it is corn season right now and we’re heading into a 3-day wee...

https://diannefaw.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/corn-ribs-31-60/