I wrote my Mom a card on Tuesday. It said, “Each year, writing this card, I have no trouble finding ways to tell you how amazing you are. I have no trouble year after year recognizing some new way that you inspire Katie and Alec – my brother and sister […]
I’m in the process of working with a talented designer and brand manager right now on a new logo. It is a frustrating process. I’m sure more for her than it is for me. The fact that she has a tea business (OMG-it’s-so-good-go-buy-some-right-now*) on the side bodes well for her continued sanity. […]
Last night was #testkitchen, the Tuesday night every two weeks when I get together with friends to develop new recipes. My husband, Jason, is always there, as is friend and photographer Matt Hocking. Marianne Tshihamba, amazing cook and food personality, has become a regular and one of my most valued […]
At the end of yoga class our instructor would guide us through a meditative experience. We slowly climbed down a ladder to a quiet place inside ourselves. Once there we moved ourselves to the most comfortable place we could imagine. I guided my mind past beaches and gentle breezes, past […]
Pull out your file and send me a photo. You know you have one. It’s a thick manilla folder, a magazine holder or an overflowing drawer in the kitchen that you can no longer close. You’ve stuffed it full of recipes that sound amazing: The Beef Bourguignon you looked up […]
I’ve come up with a new game day recipe and it makes me nervous. Here’s why: Growing up, rooting for the home team was like picking up trash off the sidewalk or holding the door open for someone. You weren’t saving lives or achieving world peace, but these were generally […]
My husband Jason has three favorite foods: fried calamari, wings and cheesesteaks. (Pizza is a close fourth.) There are two foods he won’t eat – beets and blue cheese – and one that he can’t crab (allergic reaction, it’s not pretty) so in this week’s #testkitchen* I did the unthinkable. […]
I was tired. That’s the core of the story behind one of the best soups I have cooked in a long time (and I cook a lot of soup). See, it was a week and a half past Thanksgiving. By this time I have usually packed up my farmer’s market […]
When I was young, around the age of 6, I discovered zucchini pancakes. My Mom, trying to feed a family on the budget of a newly opened small business, was not about to let summer’s over-abundance of these long green squash go to waist. She started by slicing and steaming […]
