Debbie Koenig
Back on the Wagon
Tonight I’m going to a Weight Watchers meeting, for the first time in over two years. Things have reached a tipping point, I suppose—none of my lycra-free clothing fits any more, and I find that jeans fresh from the washing machine bear absolutely no resemblance to the stretched-out, barely-comfortable ones that went in. I’ve been ...Keep Reading
A Four-Star Birthday Dinner with Two-Star Food: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
This is my last birthday-related post, I promise (well, this year, anyway)… When you’re a freelancer, money is always an issue. One month might be overflowing with business, and the next month a drought descends. And when you’re married to a freelancer as well, the uncertainty doubles. S and I live a rewarding, fairly frugal, ...Keep Reading
A Christmas Tease
I’ve been having computer issues for the last few days, but I hope that within the next few I’ll be posting about the following: My birthday dinner at Blue Hill at Stone Barns Things to do with leftover Roasted Red Pepper Spread Artichoke Tortellini Primavera Chewy, Sticky Chocolate Babka My in-laws are on their way ...Keep Reading
Banana Chocolate Chip Birthday Muffins
These didn’t start out as Birthday Muffins. Yesterday morning, when I found myself staring at a buttload of fast-ripening bananas, getting hungry for something mildly sweet and breakfasty, I decided to bake. Since I made my standard Banana-Chocolate-Pecan Bread not too long ago, I wanted to try something new. Out came the baking cookbooks. Most ...Keep Reading
Newsflash! Cast of Sideways Appearing After an AMMI Screening January 8
Just got this email bulletin from the Museum of the Moving Image: “Saturday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m. Moving Image will present a special screening of SIDEWAYS, the film that swept the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, winning four major awards including Best Picture. After the screening, stars Paul Giamatti (Best Actor), Virginia Madsen ...Keep Reading
