Exile in Fatville
After missing three consecutive meetings (two because of our Maine trip, and last Saturday we had a wedding), I finally went back to Weight Watchers today. I ...
Misc, My Story, Recommendations
Mainely Food, Part 1
I can’t figure out why I keep putting off writing about our trip, but it’s come to feel like a chore. Bizarre, isn’t it, how something that one does voluntarily ...
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 ...
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 ...
News Flash
And I do mean news. Words to Eat By gets its first ink! Clement at a la Cuisine was kind enough to email ...
Celebrating the First Year at Aurora
Yesterday was S’s and my first wedding anniversary. I’ve often read that the first year is the hardest but honestly, I’m not sure things could get any ...
Jello and Rice for Passover
Have you ever had a stomach virus so violent you collapsed on the bathroom floor after each round, grateful that the cool tiles took the edge off ...
A Visit from an Old Friend
I had a glass of wine last night. Cabernet, deep and rich and smooth and luscious. No hives!
If you offered me a million dollars I couldn’t explain why my ...
Jew Food, My Story, Weight Watchers
Matzo Brei
I hate Passover. Most of my favorite foods are forbidden, and in their place we get matzo, the original flatbread. Stick to the roof of your ...
The Big Five. Oh!
In what must be some kind of Weight Watchers record, I have finally hit the five-pound mark. It only took me fourteen weeks.
The funny thing is—funny odd, ...