Culture

Green Chef is a meal kit that ships the ingredients and recipes for dishes to homes. Here’s what I thought about the service and the food.

From late night bites to catching up with friends, diners provide a familiar setting for so many of life’s moments. Here’s why we love diners.

Carrot Oatmeal Raisin cookies are soft, tender cookies perfect for sharing. This recipe makes a big batch, so stock some in the cookie jar too. The first time I saw the trailer for Disney’s Christopher Robin movie, my heart swelled. It looked so sweet, so endearing, like such a lovely celebration of childhood. I couldn’t …

The food was laid out. Fairy cakes and wands and elf ears. Napkins and cups and lemonade too. And then the fairies came, dressed in their most fairy-like finery The location, a downtown park area surrounded by gardens, was just right. Bathed in sunlight and the many colors of flowers, it was as if the …

I once had a lightsaber fight in the middle of the newsroom I worked in. That sounds a lot more exciting than it was. The lightsabers were simple plastic children’s toys that didn’t even light up. A colleague and I had taken a field trip to a local toy store when the Star Wars toys were …

Are you a big reader? I am. Given the time and the books, I could read many a week. Though as a busy mom and freelance writer, I don’t really have time for that. Still, I think reading is important to our minds and — specific to my career — our creativity. So I read …

Mallory Hale is a Capitol Hill staffer with big plans, goals and a whole lot of momentum. But when she unexpectedly meets a man and falls head over heels in love, her whole life changes in an instant. Soon after, she is married. Immediately, Mallory, her new husband and stepson leave the Capitol for her …

Yesterday morning I remembered that I had a book review of Matched by Ally Condie for the BlogHer Book Club due today. In looking at the 366 page book, I could see the email to my editor forming with apologies and a quiet beg for more time. Heck, I practically sat down and wrote it …

A few years ago, so much was happening for me and I was over the moon about it. There were big writing contracts, trips happening and videos being made. In the photos above, I was prepping for a photo shoot in Betty Crocker studios. I’d just filmed a cooking video. I felt like things were …

One of my 12 goals for 2012 is to read 52 books … follow along here as I read toward my goal. 1. The Bungalow by Sarah Jio – Liked this a lot. It’s a beautiful story of true love, friendship and betrayal set in WWII. 1/1/2012 2. Why Women Need Fat: How “Healthy” Food …