Post-Vacation Heartbreak
We’ve been home for three days and we’re still not completely unpacked, so when I spied the pair of bubble-wrapped packages on the kitchen table I smiled. ...
Back from Maine
Just before two AM last night, S and I returned home from our week in Port Clyde, Maine. I’m still beat and a bit discombobulated so I ...
Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
The Red Cat’s Quick Sauté of Zucchini, Almonds, and Pecorino
I actually read Frank Bruni’s review today–most Wednesdays I give up around the third paragraph, once I’ve confirmed yet again that he’s still.trying.too.hard. Reading the ...
Now I’ve Seen Everything
In an email newsletter I get about the publishing business, I just read that Ten Speed Press has acquired Hostess’s The Twinkies Cookbook, “a compilation of recipes contributed ...
Now I’ve Seen Everything
In an email newsletter I get about the publishing business, I just read that Ten Speed Press has acquired Hostess’s The Twinkies Cookbook, “a compilation of recipes contributed ...
Baking, Breakfast, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack, Weight Watchers
Strawberry-Banana Muffins
There are still so many gorgeous strawberries at the farmer’s market, I find it nearly impossible to avoid buying them by the armload. On Friday I ...
Sweet Potato Forest
OK, so apparently even sweet potatoes have a shelf life.
This pair is probably two or three months old, and to be honest I forgot we even had ...
Baking, Books, Breakfast, Nutritious Nibbles, Snack, Weight Watchers
Strawberry-Rhubarb Bread
After the success of the strawberry-rhubarb compote that went with last week’s chocolate polenta cake, I simply had to buy more of both items ...
Mains, One-Handed Meals, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
“Summer Friday” Salad: Sugar Snap Peas, Strawberries, Cucumber, and Pecorino
One of the greatest perks of working in book publishing is the longstanding practice of “Summer Friday”: Monday through Thursday, working hours are extended until 5:45, ...
Sweets That Pack Heat
Here’s a new clip from this week’s Time Out New York, a piece I wrote about desserts spiked with chili. Researching this one did wonders for my Weight ...