There are nights that fit together like puzzles. I’m standing at the stove–it’s 5:00 and there is a coming and going in the house right now which is decidedly unsettled, although also joyous in a sun-through-the-window kind of way. I’m making congee, the thick rice porridge that is thickening in so many kitchens in the…
fruit tapioca
When I ask you a question, you always come through. Holey, moley. And when you take those few minutes in your day today to zone out and procrastinate on the internet (Who me? Procrastinate on the internet? NEVER!)–read through the comments from the last post. Really, really beautiful, guys. I’m walking into this day with…
comfort
I imagine that some children are entirely cared for. They have new organic cotton clothes, always combed hair, needs met, toenails clipped, new books to read, art projects at the ready, woolens for the winter, fresh baked bread, a newly scrubbed toilet in which to pee, kale chips… well, it seems that I could go…
maple custard
Sick day. Every couch is wrinkled and askew. Rosie and Joey are both down, and I have a sinking feeling that I might be the next to fall. I’m washing sheets and running baths. And as I realized that all I want to eat when I’m sick is maple custard, I’m also making custard. The…
fall vegetable chicken pot pie
This might be my favorite dinner to bring to people who need it. Birthed a child lately? Dealing with illness? The world just conspiring in a way that could be fixed by a warm dinner whisked into your kitchen? I’m bringing you chicken pot pie. I have a lovely friend who’s husband is dealing with…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 