My editor once told me that she has to bake immediately upon returning from a trip. It doesn’t matter how much laundry and unpacking I’m supposed to be doing, she told me as she fed me a buttermilk cake at one of our meetings. I need the kitchen to know that I’m back. We had quite a…
and we're off!
(photo by Christina Davis) I like this word, launch, as if one party was something of a trampoline that sent me in one big flying leap into the world that is the craziness of a new book. I’m just trying to keep my dress from flying over my head. Wheeeeeee! I wanted talk a little bit about…
from me to you
October 6, October 6, October 6. Here we are. Hello October 6! I’ve been holding this day for so long, and now it’s just a good average Tuesday. I’m home with a sick kid, and tonight Joey and I are going to see The Martian to celebrate. That’s what I requested. Because really, it is…
butternut squash pasta with sage and brown butter
In two weeks, The Homemade Kitchen really truly lands. Can we take another peek inside the book today? (I’m bursting!). As I talked about a bit in this post, each chapter of this new book is structured around a way to reframe the way we relate to food. The essay below is from the chapter Do your best,…
the homemade kitchen
I’ve had a new book on my shelf for the last few weeks. And in just over a month, it goes out into the world. I’ve shared a little bit about the process of this book over the last few years, but today I want to tell you about the book itself. Also in just…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 