Billy's Bakery

9th Avenue and 21st Street

How engaged and mildly cheerful the workers are in the

 window of Billy's Bakery in Chelsea.  Not a bad sort of job

 really. Decorating cup cakes used to be a very popular

 activity at our children's birthday parties

Recipe for cupcakes from memory:

Ingredients:

The weight of two eggs in butter and sugar

I teaspoon warm water

a pinch of salt

a dash of vanilla

4 oz. of self raising flour.

Method:

Cream butter and sugar

add egg beating carefully add salt and vanilla

add water

fold in sifted flour

Bake for 25 minutes at 350' 

Something a little self-consciously retro about Billy's

 but charming nonetheless.

Barrie Summy and Food

Barrie Summy, author, blogger and mother asked me to participate in a pre-4th July round up of useful recipes.
I'm afraid I'm a day late, and my next career will not be in food styling.
However, this yellow rice is always a good contrast to the red, white and blue - it also has the advantage of being the sort of thing that you just add anything to and it tastes fine!

Yellow Rice Salad

Ingredients.
White rice, boiled with a teaspoonful of turmeric
cooked peas
chopped parsley and chives
chopped red and green peppers
A spoonful of olive oil
A spoonful of balsemic vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Method:
cook and cool the rice
throw everything else in