This was taken at about 3:40 a.m. the other night. And yes, that’s the dog behind the couch — Let me back up for a minute. 3:30 a.m. My husband woke me up because he heard a banging outside. Rather than lay there and wonder, I pulled on my boots, demanded a flashlight and...
Read more →This was my dinner tonight. Leftovers from a weekend of recipe testing – cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, crispy catfish, a roll and a small chunk of brie, with a Diet Coke and a remote (of course, the remote wasn’t for eating — it was just me for dinner tonight with Shawn working and Will turning...
Read more →So. It’s been a few days. This whole cookbook writing sure makes it hard to keep on top of everything. But the stress is worth it, even if it means I don’t post every single day. But I am working on balancing everything so I can get back to nearly daily posts. Anyway, since...
Read more →On Monday, I sat at my desk after lunch wondering how I could have possibly eaten all that leftover (roasted) garlic that was with the roasted asparagus I ate . . . a few chocolate covered ginger mints and a cup of coffee later, I was dealing with a slightly better bad breath problem....
Read more →I held a mini-tasting in my kitchen for some family members this weekend. I test cooked about seven recipes for the book and several were clear winners, getting instant cheers. Meanwhile a few others are going back to the drawing board because they are just missing something. Obviously, it was productive. I wouldn’t want...
Read more →I briefly posted about the cookbook I am writing this morning. But it’s all still a bit surreal for me . . . or at least it was until the publisher posted this today. Now it’s really starting to feel real . . . with a real deadline and (soon) a real bound book...
Read more →On vegetarians: I have a new found respect for vegetarians who work in my office complex. See, I have been lax about bringing lunch to work over the past week and have had to use the cafeteria to fulfill that dietary requirement. However I had quickly learned that the cafeteria isn’t always a vegetarian-friendly...
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