Take a peek at the newly revised cookbook, The Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester, which is filled with flavorful, exciting plant-based recipes including Curried Roast Cauliflower. Lots of folks have fallen head over heels for their Instant Pots. And I get it: It cooks food fast. But it doesn’t negative the prep time for…
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Lemon Garlic Shrimp One-Pot Pasta with Arugula
Inspired by the flavors of shrimp scampi, this easy recipe for Lemon Garlic Shrimp One-Pot Pasta with Arugula is a delight. Serve it with crusty bread for sopping up any extra sauce. This past week, I submitted the manuscript for my fifth book. I get chills just saying that — I can’t wait to hold…
Calling All Pasta Lovers! My Newest Cookbook is the One-Pot Pasta Cookbook!
Do you like pasta? Because I do. So much. And in January, my newest cookbook all about pasta comes out. It’s called One-Pot Pasta: 65 Super Easy Recipes for One-and-Done Meals. Squeee! The One-Pot Pasta Cookbook, which is my second book with Rockridge Press, features 50 recipes for one-and-done pasta meals, plus 15 recipes for…
Teriyaki Salmon and Avocado Bowl with Pickled Radishes
Creamy avocado, tangy pickled radishes and a sweet teriyaki glazed salmon come together in this rice bowl. Teriyaki Salmon and Avocado Bowl with Pickled Radishes is a satisfying, delicious dinner. On a trip to Boston over the winter, my kids and I picked up sushi bowls at Boston Public Market to enjoy while we waited for…
Announcing The Super Easy 5-Ingredient Cookbook
I. Am. So. Excited. See that in my hands? I wrote it! Every single word, every recipe, everything. It’s called The Super Easy 5-Ingredient Cookbook and it comes out in September from Rockridge Press. I can’t wait to share it with the world. In the meantime though, let me tell you about the book. This is the…
Book Review: Real American: A Memoir by Julie Lythcott-Haims
I received a free copy of Real American: A Memoir in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. “Real American: A Memoir,” by Julie Lythcott-Haims is a coming of age story of race, self-love and modern racism. When Julie Lythcott-Haims was studying at Stanford University, she encountered a woman at a shopping…
Judith Jones, From a 2006 Talk on the Cookbook Publishing Industry
When I learned of the passing of Judith Jones, the editor who’d plucked “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,” from the slush pile at Doubleday and who’d discovered the venerable Julia Child — and her book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking, I was greatly saddened. Jones was responsible for bringing so…
Blistered Shishito Peppers with Lemon and Sea Salt
Sweet — well, usually sweet — shishito peppers are cooked in olive oil until blistered and served with lemon and sea salt. Several months ago, the invitation arrived to a dinner with Newbury Award-winning author Jack Gantos in Boston. It was a school night, a work night and four hours from where I live. I…
Easy Roasted Teriyaki Salmon
In just 20 minutes (or less) you can make this recipe for Easy Roasted Teriyaki Salmon — perfect for dinner anytime. It’s perfect served with a nice salad. When the book “Maud: A Novel Inspired by the Life of L.M. Montgomery” by Melanie Fishbane landed on my desk at the newspaper, my interest was piqued….
The Career Book Every Driven Mom, Mom-to-Be and Boss Should Read
Just weeks after giving birth, I started to think about what returning or not returning would mean. I’d never entertained the idea of not returning to work after birth, but suddenly it was heavily on my mind and it was. When I graduated from college, I set out to build a career as a journalist….