Mostarda: Good for What Ails You
My surgery was a week ago today, and slowly but surely I’m emerging from the trough of pain and discomfort. Really, with the exception of Monday, when ...
Colon Blow Update
It’s 3:00 now and to say the day’s been uneventful would be an understatement. It’s freaking boring as hell! I’ve been taking in gallons of clear liquids, ...
Let the Colon Blow Begin
Today is my pre-op Colon Blow, so in an effort to distract (read: torture) myself I thought I’d provide some running commentary (read: ...
On Surprise Parties, Fat Pants, and a Little Something Called a “Fleet Prep Kit”
On Monday S wandered into my office, sat down on the futon, and motioned for me to join him there. He put his arm around me, and gently broke the ...
Just in Time for Overeating Season: Diet Blogs
If you’ve found Words to Eat By through my feature in the January issue of Fitness, welcome! (If you’re a regular reader: pick up the ...
Words to Eat By Turns 1! (In which a celebration turns into a rant against the health-food police)
My little blog’s first anniversary lurked in the back of my head for most of October. In quiet moments I mused about how I would mark it; ...
Best Bargain in Town: Kitchen 22
When you’re looking for boldly flavored, perfectly fresh, and vibrant American food at an incredibly reasonable price (with some lovely wines, too), you can’t go wrong at Charlie Palmer’s ...
The Fertile Pudding (We Hope): Potato Kugel
Say what you will about us Jews, if there’s one culinary realm where we really excel, it’s starch. All those years of poverty, of moving from ...
Pretzel Nirvana: Pennsauken Mart Pretzels
When I slyly alluded to our hunt for the famed soft pretzels of south Jersey last week, I piqued the interest of one smart reader (who turned out ...
Breakfast, My Story, Vegetarian
Order Up! Facon and Eggs
Can you smell that bacon sizzling in the pan, the smoky promise it makes? Um, me neither. In fact, I’ve never cooked bacon in my life. I ...