Twice we lost our babies before they were born . . . then, minutes before we were to take home a son, we learned we couldn’t adopt him. Now, again, we’re waiting—and praying—for our own baby!...
MAKES 1 MINI-MUFFIN PAN (WITH 36 MINI-MUFFINS)
For the dough: 1 1/3 cup (200 g) chopped sultanas, 1 1/3 cup (200 g) chopped raisins, ¾ cup (120 g) chopped currants, 4¼ oz (120 g) chopped candied cranberries, 4¼ fluid oz (1/8 l) brandy or rum, ½ cup...
Fast cars took a radical new direction in the 1980s. Led by Audi’s Quattro, a new generation of performance machines adopted four wheel-drive for the first time, delivering optimum traction and improved handling. The Quattro was soon winning in rallies, where loose-surface traction is vital,...
A true pocket-rocket, the 1980 Renault 5 Turbo was clearly related to the company’s popular Super Cinq, but in terms of engineering, construction, and performance it was a whole different beast. Intended primarily for rallying, and therefore pitted head to head with cars such as...
When Marisa Pavan chose to marry a man twenty years older than she was, the people who did not know her or her husband said many things.
They said that she was foolish and her husband selfish. They said that her husband was separated from her...
Liz went to the airport to see Michael off to Sweden on his new venture—a film called, ironically enough, Long Live The King. They posed under protest. Of course they might have said their goodbys at home, in which case they needn’t have posed at all....
MAKES 1 TRAY
For the dough: 1 large egg, ½ cup (115 g) soft butter, ½ cup (125 g) crunchy peanut butter, ½ cup + 1 tbsp (140 g) raw cane sugar, ½ tsp vanilla extract, 2 tsp baking powder, 1¾ cup + ¾ tbsp (225 g)...