In Memoriam

My father passed away quietly this morning, after being disconnected from life support yesterday afternoon.  He is now resting peacefully.

The blog is going dark for a month (okay, not literally - I just won't be posting anymore this month).  I will resume posting in December.  Thanks for your support as my family goes through this difficult time.

Delicious Italian - er, Indian - pizza

I saw this at the Bel Air Wegman's the other night:

Because nothing says "Italy" like naan.

Porque es el Día de los Muertos

It's November 1, the Day of the Dead! I really need to attempt this Mexican tradition at some point, especially around this time of year. The the eHow website has a series of videos that shows step-by-step how to make them, from where to find the skull molds through to how to decorate them.  I originally embedded the first video in the series (once the video ends it automatically plays the next one) but the video had the irritating habit of automatically playing every time you load the page.  So if you want to see the video, head to the eHow website for more information.  This more colorful website - MexicanSugarSkulls.com - also gives instructions (the photo above is from that website).