BMI, Weight, and Me: Let Confusion Reign
Gina Kolata had a brief, interesting article in yesterday’s New York Times about the fact that, according to his BMI of 26.4, our vigorously healthy and virile President is ...
Mains, My Story, Popular, Recipes, Uncategorized
American Chop Suey
Iron-willed does not even begin to describe my mom. When I was six, she gave birth to my youngest brother, G, and fell into a post-partum ...
Caramel Apple Pastis: Pretty, But Not Practical
I don’t know about you, but I suck at pie crust. In fact, I pretty much gave up on it after being dumped by a boyfriend ...
A Blatant Ad* for Chowhound’s ChowNews
Trying to figure out what to get for your food-obsessed Uncle Leo? Words to Eat By has the answer!
Many of you, I’m sure, are familiar with Chowhound. Whenever I’m ...
A Blatant Ad* for Chowhound’s ChowNews
Trying to figure out what to get for your food-obsessed Uncle Leo? Words to Eat By has the answer!
Many of you, I’m sure, are familiar with Chowhound. Whenever I’m ...
My First Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
S and I were lucky enough to be invited to view the parade from a friend’s third-floor apartment on Central Park West. I’ve lived in NY all my life–grew up ...
My First Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
S and I were lucky enough to be invited to view the parade from a friend’s third-floor apartment on Central Park West. I’ve lived in NY all my life–grew up ...
Vote in the REAL Election: Nutmeg, Cardamom, or Allspice?
Mmm, warm and toasty…The next edition of Sugar High Fridays has been announced–it’s being hosted by the lovely Zarah Maria at Food & Thoughts. The theme: Spices. Participating cooks ...
Mains, My Story, One-Handed Meals, Pantry Cooking, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Vegetarian
Grandpa’s Kitchen-Sink Tuna Salad
I had a difficult relationship with my grandfather. He died when I was a senior in high school, so some of it may have been simple ...
My Heart’s Desire, and Killer Chocolate Layer Cake
For months I’ve been coveting a turntable cake plate, for ease of decorating. Not that I’m the world’s best cake-decorator, but just the idea of putting ...