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Happy Birthday, David!

Posted on May 5, 2020May 9, 2020 by

Today is the birthday of David Platt, my oldest, dearest friend in the world, and someone who had a huge impact on me at an important time in my life. When we met, I was a painfully shy, boringly average middle schooler. David was the opposite: smart, confident and vocal about his opinions on everything….

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Virtual Quaker Meeting: Windows into Each Other’s Homes

Posted on May 3, 2020May 4, 2020 by

Today was the first time in years that I have given a message at Quaker Meeting for Worship. It was during Brooklyn Monthly Meeting’s virtual meeting, which I have been to a few times since the pandemic. Here’s what I shared: Friends, I have been thinking about this new structure for our Meeting. I think…

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Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma (recipe)

Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by

YIELD 4 to 6 servings TIME 45 minutes, plus marinating INGREDIENTS 2 lemons, juiced ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon olive oil 6 cloves garlic, peeled, smashed and minced 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons paprika ½ teaspoon turmeric  A pinch ground cinnamon  Red pepper flakes, to taste 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1 large…

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Eventbrite: How Lindy Hoppers Moved Their Groove Online

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Quinne from the online ticketing service EventBrite about an article she was writing about lindy hop. We had a lovely phone chat for 15 minutes and I promptly forgot about it. Yesterday her story went live on the EventBrite blog: “How Lindy Hoppers Moved Their Groove…

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Phone Message from City of NYC on COVID-19

Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 by

Despite all the horribleness of our situation, this automated message from the city of New York made me miss NYC a lot.

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Hanah’s Tiramisu Recipe

Posted on April 6, 2020April 9, 2020 by

Ingredients 16 ozs of mascarpone (typically 2 8 oz containers) 6 eggs 4 or so bags of lady fingers Rum Two cups of coffee 2 heaping tablespoons of sugar Chocolate powder (optional) Instructions Split the egg whites and egg yolks.  Mix the egg yolks and mascarpone and two tablespoons of sugar.  Beat the egg whites until peaks…

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COVID Anxiety, Triggers and Minding Your Social Feed

Posted on April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 by

This morning at Quaker Meeting for Worship (on Zoom!), I was thinking about how easily triggered most of us are in this time, and how that places increased responsibility on all of us to be judicious about what we share. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing lots of people to be in a general state of…

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Carrot Cake (recipe)

Posted on April 4, 2020April 9, 2020 by

FOR THE CAKE: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ¾ teaspoon salt 3 cups grated carrots (you can grate the carrots in a food processor fitted with a shredding blade) 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans 1 cup shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened ½ cup moist, plump raisins (dark or golden) or dried…

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My First Virtual Lindy Hop Dance Video Watching Party: The Playlist

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 by

For a long time, I’ve been wanting to throw a dance video watching party. Tonight I finally got my chance! Using the TwoSeven video sharing service, I got together 30 buddies to watch lindy hop videos, chosen by four lovely dancer friends Amanda Collins, Samantha Nguyen, Ann Mony and Shawn Chiao.  Hosting a party for…

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Classic Tiramisu (recipe)

Posted on April 3, 2020April 19, 2020 by

Tiramisu is one of my favorite desserts of all time. I was shocked at how easy it is to make. The hardest part is waiting overnight for it to set! Ingredients FOR THE CREAM: 4 large egg yolks ½ cup/100 grams granulated sugar, divided ¾ cup heavy cream 1 cup/227 grams mascarpone (8 ounces) FOR…

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