French Women Don’t Get Fat?
Last night I had dinner with my friend and former publishing colleague A, who is half-French and lost quite a few pounds while visiting there for a month recently. Having heard much about a new book called French Women Don’t Get Fat, naturally I asked her what she thought about the whole idea. To my ...Keep Reading
Cookbooks I Know and Love
At last count, my cookbook collection numbered 141. I’ve received a bunch from friends in publishing and family members over the holidays, so it’s likely closer to 150 now. An entire wall of our kitchen is devoted to shelves for them. Some I use weekly, others sit unopened and unloved, relics of a time when ...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
Marcella Says Knock You Out
If Ina Garten is an inspiration, the woman who helped me see there was another path for me than the one I was on, then Marcella Hazan is a muse, a teacher whose lessons I’ve taken to heart without strictly following her recipes. I’ve owned Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking for years and cherished it ...Keep Reading
Stop the Presses! I’m Going Barefoot in Paris
If you’ve read many of my posts, you know I have a bit of a crush on Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa. She’s what inspired me out of my miserable corporate life and into…this: my happy freelance life, using all that free-freelance time to cook and write about it for S and my friends and ...Keep Reading
