Normally when I ask 'Who is the best?' I expect the response to be 'Mindy, of course' ... however, on this occasion I must step down from the title and bow down humbly to Clara The Great. What a woman she is and more to the point...what a fantastic cook!!! I was invited to a wonderful dinner party at Clara The Great's house on Saturday evening with a bunch of Trading Screen peeps and friends and my taste buds were not disappointed. It was a magical moment, a bit like when you arrive at lost luggage and find your 101 dalmation briefcase amongst the debris... priceless!

I heard that my dear old friend Rajni The Exotic One was also ruffling up her fine feathers to cook up a treat in Brooklyn Baby Brooklyn... So Rajni The Exotic One, tell us what was cooking on that side of the pond? For those bleaders that do not know, Rajni The Exotic One is a cook book editor...ooooohhh...very flash huh? I expect the food was made with love (and chatting) and enjoyed with smiles : ) I miss my dear chappalas in New York, I miss the background noise (he he he), I miss the rainbows, I miss the Yogi Bear, I miss the flowers (you know what I'm talking about) ... sob, sob, sob...

Anyhoo, my hazelnut latte form Starbucks is getting cold, so I will put up another post in a bit..