There are less than two weeks to Thanksgiving here in the US. Again, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO THANKSGIVING! Right around this time every year, I develop what I can only describe as an infatuation with the Crate and Barrel Catalog. They keep arriving, there in my mail pile, snuggled in with all the…
the first time we are together (and a giveaway)
The first time I cooked for Joey, I cooked for him what I would cook for myself alone. (The food of my picky childhood, the quick nutrition that my mother had made for me over and over.) It would have been some day in that fall of 2001, in one of those moments when the…
oat and coconut cookies (and a winner!)
Wow. Way to rock the homemade. The food revolution is here, and you all are warriors! If you haven’t gotten a chance to read through all the comments from the last post, definitely try to make the time. I loved seeing the foods that most of you are making (salad dressing was probably the winner),…
yeah! (new site!) and a giveaway
Yeah! I’ve been waiting and waiting, and now it’s ready. It’s my grown up, easier for you to navigate, easier for me to work on without swearing at my computer Eating From The Ground Up. Look around, and tell me what you think! And if you would be so kind, let me know if something’s…
stone fruit tea cake
Yes! The girls are back in school, and it won’t stop raining, and it is possible that I’ve never seen as many beautiful peaches as I have seen in the last few weeks. Seen? Let me be more precise, caressed, admired, adored, EATEN. Things all feel a little buzzed this week in a good way,…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 