Oy, I’m a Socialvore!
Oy. Such a good word, right? It pretty much covers everything going on in my life right now: Major book deadline, oy. This past weekend was 100% devoted to the American Society of Journalists & Authors conference (which was well worth it, but oy am I scrambling to make up for the lost time). In ...Keep Reading
Bits and Pieces
Completely random set of announcements: Next month, I’ll be speaking at the BlogHer Food conference, on a panel called “Foodie Mom, Picky Kid.” Sound familiar? My co-panelists include Jenny from Picky Palate, Caroline from Devil & Egg, and Cindy from Fix Me a Snack, all blogs I read regularly and commiserate with, seeing as how ...Keep Reading
Peko Peko: A Charity Cookbook for Japan
For the last few weeks, I’ve been obsessed with Japan. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve been obsessed, too. What happened there is just so mind-boggling; I can’t even begin to imagine how I would respond to such a tragedy in my own life. All I know is that for the last few weeks, I’ve ...Keep Reading
Food Swap in the New York Times!
My takeTwo weekends ago, I attended a fabulous event known as BK Swappers, in which all the participants bring food to swap, everything from preserves to infused booze, peanutella to margarita cookies. And I wrote about it for the New York Times. It’s in tomorrow’s paper. Some of the impressive and inspiring stuff on offer: ...Keep Reading
Sigh.
Last night provided the big rain storm we’d been hoping for, to test our fix-it man’s assertion that the ridonculous number of leaks in our kitchen had been fully sealed. Yeah, not so much. It started out promisingly enough, with no leakage all throughout the day. But that was just garden-variety rain. Once the deluge ...Keep Reading
