Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce + Maple Syrup = Breakfast!
Have I mentioned that I married a freak? That’s right: My husband, who’ll eat approximately one blazillion more out-there foods than I will (seriously, he’ll eat just about anything, while I get fairly squeamish about texture and, y’know, yuckiness), hates cooked fruit. Sometimes I forget this. Sometimes, say, it’s the afternoon before our itty-bitty Just ...Keep Reading
Gratitude
Did you ever have one of those dreams, where you’re up on a stage, naked, and everyone’s pointing and laughing? Or worse, not even noticing you’re there? No? Oh. Um, me neither. If I had, I’d say that’s sort of what it feels like to write a book. From the first moment the book idea ...Keep Reading
Truce in the Picky Eater War
Two weeks ago I posted a desperate plea for help in dealing with Harry’s eating habits, and you answered with compassion and genuinely helpful suggestions. Thank you. Several folks recommended the same book—a book, I’m embarrassed to say, I own and have read several times. It’s called Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good ...Keep Reading
Thanksgiving-Friendly Recipes
Still looking for that perfect dish to bring to Aunt Edith’s? Look no further—you’ll find everything but the turkey on this list, a collection of my most autumnal (and celebratory) recipes. Gobble gobble, folks. And if you’d rather not gobble gobble until you pass out, here’s a piece I wrote last year, all about How to ...Keep Reading
Almond Snickerdoodles
I might be a bit of a chocoholic. Let’s examine the evidence: Of all the tags on this blog, “chocolate” is second, with 98 posts as of this writing. Second only to “baking,” with 114. Which means that there are only 16 baking posts that don’t use chocolate. When it comes to cookies, the proportion ...Keep Reading
