Four (gulp) more years?
The sun pours in my window as I write this. The cats sit in puddles of light. Outside, the guys at the garage next door bang on cars and shout ...
The Three Faces of Me: Fat Debbie
In my life I’ve shown three distinct faces to the world: Fat Debbie, Hot Debbie, and Debbie.
Fat Debbie debuted before I turned three years old.
According to ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Baked Whole-Grain Penne & Roasted Eggplant
When I have plenty of eggplant on hand and a few hours before dinner, this is one of my favorite things to make. The original model ...
Aww, Shucks…
It’s sort of pathetic how obsessed I am already with this infant blog o’mine. Earlier today I was looking to see where my visitors were coming from and noticed a ...
Misc, Quick Tips, Recommendations
Some of My Favorite Ingredients
In no particular order, here’s what I find myself using a lot lately:
Fig balsamic vinegar. Sometimes I’m tempted to eat this with a spoon. It’s ...
A Most Exciting Development (Well, Two of Them, Actually)
I’ve been avidly reading about the various Is My Blog Burning events for some time now. The launch of Words to Eat By barely missed the last one (terrines) ...
The Biggest Loser
When I first heard that NBC had created a reality show about weight loss I cringed, and something tells me I wasn’t the only one. Reality shows (the ones on ...
Baking, Books, Bread, Breakfast, My Story
Mmm, Popovers
S and I got married in May. We figured we’d take a nice long honeymoon in the ...
Hey, if it’s good enough for Francois Payard…
Just stumbled across this in the new New York Magazine: The Candy Bar Taste Test. They blindfolded pastry god Payard and fed him exactly the kinds of candy I’ve ...
The Threat Down the Hall
This week I’m wrapping up a 3-month freelance gig, filling in while someone’s on maternity leave. While I can’t say I love working 9-5 (the shlep on the subway, the ...