Announcing Sugar High Friday #6: Stuck on You (Caramel)
Caramel and I go way back. One of my earliest candy humiliations was the time J, the only girl in the entire fifth grade chubbier than I ...
Beef Barley Soup
Iām not much of a beef eater. If youāve been reading Words to Eat By at all regularly, you may have noticed a distinct lack of ...
All Hail Le Creuset Tres Grand!
Psst! New Yorkers: Broadway Panhandler is having a sale on Le Creuset.
Iāve been coveting a great big one for yearsāit was the most expensive single item ...
Little Gramās Sauce
Today Iām delighted to introduce a guest writer, my husband S.
Itās known at āLittle Gramās Sauce,ā after my motherās maternal grandmother, a matriarch ...
My Story, New York, Recommendations
A Bad Night for Food, a Great Night for Funk
Earlier this week, I noticed a squib in the Times saying that Morris Day and The Time would be doing a show Thursday night at the Apollo ...
Baking, Dessert, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack
Gingersnaps
Iām really exhausted today so Iāll make this post short and sweet, literally. I clipped this recipe for gingersnaps years ago from a Peter Kump/ICE ...
The Right Man, the Right Restaurant, the Right Breakfast
Yesterday was the anniversary of Sās and my first date. Neither of us is terribly into Valentineās Day, so in a tiny rebellion against the Hallmarkization ...
Mains, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Chicken Puttanesca with Mushrooms
Finally, a chance to do a little real cooking! On Thursday I had a doctorās appointment in the late afternoon, and instead of returning to work ...
Music to Eat By
Isnāt it funny how almost anythingāeven a food blogācan bring all oneās high-school insecurities to the surface? Lately Iāve been watching a chain-letter-type-thingie being passed among all ...
Books, Dessert, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack
Yes, There IS Such a Thing as Too Much Chocolate Pudding
It all started with an innocent thought. S and I were relaxing before dinner, just going over our respective days, when we realized we didnāt have ...