My Dinner at The Red Cat
Not every restaurant will lead a diner, disappointed by her entrée, to blame herself for a poor choice. That kind of culinary hypnotism can only be pulled off by an ...
It’s Sugar High Monday!
Well, ok, actually it’s not. But it is the Monday before Sugar High Friday. You know what that means, don’t you? It means that if you haven’t ...
Announcing Sugar High Friday #6: Stuck on You (Caramel)
Caramel and I go way back. One of my earliest candy humiliations was the time J, the only girl in the entire fifth grade chubbier than I ...
Ta-Dah! An Index Is Born
After the very gracious suggestions from Molly at Orangette and Sam at Becks & Posh and three or four hours of spare time (aka “time I should’ve spent ...
Off-Subject Request for Help: Words to Eat By Needs Categories!
As my little blog grows, I’m increasingly frustrated by the monthly archiving system offered by Blogger. Who’s going to look for the recipe for Chocolate Cappuccino Wafers in an ...
UPDATE It’s an Honor Just to Be Nominated…
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Never imagined in a million years I’d have the opportunity to say that, but thanks to you Words to Eat By is a finalist for Best New Blog in the ...
A Huge Thank-You to Charlie Suisman at Manhattan User’s Guide
Of the handful of e-newsletters to which I subscribe, there are two whose content I find invaluable enough to forward to others nearly every week. One is Chowhound’s Chownews, to ...
Mains, My Story, Popular, Recipes, Uncategorized
American Chop Suey
Iron-willed does not even begin to describe my mom. When I was six, she gave birth to my youngest brother, G, and fell into a post-partum ...
A Blatant Ad* for Chowhound’s ChowNews
Trying to figure out what to get for your food-obsessed Uncle Leo? Words to Eat By has the answer!
Many of you, I’m sure, are familiar with Chowhound. Whenever I’m ...
My First Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
S and I were lucky enough to be invited to view the parade from a friend’s third-floor apartment on Central Park West. I’ve lived in NY all my life–grew up ...