Eight Years Ago This Very Minute…
…the man I would someday marry sat next to me at Tavern on Jane. I was expecting him—we’d met online, and I’d learned from years of trying that it was wise to get the first in-person meeting out of the way quickly, the better to find out sooner that we really weren’t suited to each ...Keep Reading
I Gave Him My Heart (now give me a pen)*
I’m not gonna lie: These Chocolate Whole Wheat Sandwich Cookies with Raspberry Filling are a production. It took me the better part of an afternoon to make them—the dough chills for a few hours before rolling, cutting, and baking, and then there’s the post-bake cool, the post-decorating rest, and the final sandwich-making. But oh my, ...Keep Reading
A Mom’s Take on the New Dietary Guidelines
After the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released last week, Parents.com asked me what I thought of our government’s advice. Here’s what I told them. What was your reaction to the guidelines?
Guest Post: Decluttering Your Refrigerator and Freezer
Leah Ingram is one of my writer idols. She’s written more than a dozen books, and if you’ve read a magazine in the last decade I can pretty much guarantee you’ve seen her byline. Suddenly Frugal, her blog (and book), is devoted to living well on as little money as possible. Seriously, this woman knows ...Keep Reading
Vegetable Barley Soup
Yup, more soup. The other day I mentioned that I’d used the leftover White Beans with Sage to make a vegetable-pasta-bean soup (the last of which I had for lunch today). Not long before that was Overnight French Onion Soup, and during this ridiculously snowbound winter I’ve been revisiting many of the highlights of Soup ...Keep Reading
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