(Okay, okay–middle of the month. Happy middle of the month!) I’m just getting deep into my second week of cooking for my friend Diego’s film. I’m not on set, but twice a day, someone comes and picks up meals that I’ve carefully packed and labeled: gluten-free, contains dairy, not vegetarian, put this sauce on this…
first of the month: let's start with a song
We have a little get together on New Year’s Eve every year where we pretend we’re in London so we can celebrate at 7:00. It started way back when I was pregnant with Rosie and we had a few friends over who were also pregnant and would never make it until midnight. It’s grown a…
first of the month: cookies, and the stories that come with them
For today’s First of the Month, in honor of cookies, family, and all the complexity of December, I wanted talk holiday recipes. I originally wrote this for a wonderful and now sadly extinct site called GiltTaste, and as the piece is homeless, I brought it back to the blog to live here, along with my…
first of the month: eating well on less money
The idea of eating well on less money is always more complicated than I want it to be. Those who have gotten into making more food from scratch are especially familiar with this complexity. Does it save money to make your own bread? Absolutely. Does it save money to make your own everything? Well… how…
first of the month: read this book (it will change everything)
Happy October. Today, in honor of the late Marcella Hazan, I want to talk about books. A few years ago at a wedding, I met up with my friend, Andrew. We had known each other in college, but I hadn’t seen him since then. I had just started my first book; he had spent the…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 