Jane Gassner

Wednesday Writers Workshop: Holiday Memories, Naughty or Nice

12.07.2011

Here’s a simple one: what’s the one thing you could always count on at Christmas/Chanukah/Kwaanza/whatever? It could be something nice, like a gift or a tradition. Or it could be something if not naughty, then just not nice. I’ll be posting my response tomorrow, and I’ll be rounding up all of yours in the comments.

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What to give the ungiftable…

12.05.2011

Want to make your money do more that just please the giftee? How about a twofer: you get to give a cool gift and save the environment, food chain, economy?

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The Devolution of a Family Christmas

12.01.2011

The Christmas wreath on my door, festooned with ribbon and twinkling lights, is just southwest of the mezzuzah on the doorframe, and truth to tell, I like it that way.

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MidLifeBloggers Writers Workshop: ‘Tis the season

11.30.2011

This year Christians and Jews are blessed by having Christmas come right smack in the middle of Chanukah.

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LA, The Grove–oh, and the Penn State sex scandal

11.23.2011

Here is a photo of host Mario Lopez yesterday during the show. I can’t be more specific than that…

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Jane’s World Famous Pecan Pie made small

11.21.2011

Yes, I have applied the miniaturization of the desserts technique (soon to be trademarked) to my beloved pecan pie recipe. I tried it two different ways: Way 1: At William-Sonoma a couple of weeks ago, I bought a cunning little gizmo–a cookie cutter of sorts for making homemade Pop-Tarts. I don’t believe I’ve ever eaten [...]

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Portrait of A Citizen

11.17.2011

If she changed out of her T-shirt, ball cap and fanny pack and put on the garments of an 18th century goodwife hawking fish at a fayre, that would work too.

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