Here’s a Contest I’ll Never Win
Cookie magazine is running a cake-decorating contest. Send them a pic of your best effort, and you could win some groovy prizes!
How do I know I’ll never ...
Why Read Me? Redux
Over the years, I’ve gotten requests from readers to update my About Me page (you can’t see most of them, since I lost all my older comments in the recent ...
Baking, Books, Dessert, Jew Food, Snack
Black & White Cookies
In the early days of Words to Eat By, I blogged about Kasha Varnishkes as my Madeleines, the food that brings long-forgotten memories rushing ...
Food52
Have you heard about Food52 yet? It’s an ingenious web-site-cum-cookbook, created by Amanda Hesser (food writer at the New York Times) and Merrill Stubbs (a freelance food writer). ...
Sneak Peeks
Hey, are you a Facebook fan of Words to Eat By? I only ask cuz, y’know, if you were, right now you’d be looking at a tantalizing picture of ...
I Can Hear the Crickets Chirping…
I know, I know, I’m a sorry excuse for a blogger right now. Work is absolutely kicking my butt, and when work is done Harry gets in a few swift ...