When it comes to my culinary education, I can think of a few game-changing cooks, chefs, restaurants, and cookbooks. Some played a key role in int...
-
-
The things we think we need aren't always the ones we really want. Did you ever hear the story of a young couple in love, each of whom was trying ...
-
*Serves four, as a small plate 4 russet potatoes, peeled and diced into bite-sized pieces canola oil, for frying salt and pepper, to tast...
-
It’s summer, which means that my cooking looks a lot like eating watermelon salad and peaches over the sink… with a side of rice and beans. I’...
-
We all lie to ourselves on a daily basis. Whether it’s a little or a lot, about the small stuff or the big stuff, these lies get us through our da...
-
Some of the most profound moments in our lives are, in fact, defined by silence. Sometimes there is silence because time is needed. Sometimes ther...
-
I’m not usually very good at staying silent. I’m often quick to judge and make a statement. In the heat of the moment, I often see things in b...
-
All of the walls in my house are white. I hadn't intended for it to be that way, but for the past seven years, I have lived in a rented apartment ...
-
We’ve been reading this children’s book a lot lately. It’s written and illustrated by Carson Ellis, the wife of The Decemberists' Colin Melo...
-
1 cup of Israeli couscous 4 tablespoons of olive oil 2 Persian cucumbers, diced 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, sliced in half ¼ cup of roughly ch...
-
How many social media accounts do you have? One? Two? Eight? I'm a card-carrying member of Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Pinterest, Instagram, and...
-
The other day, I posted on Facebook, “Anyone else feel like they’re just barely holding their shit together?” It may have been my most comme...