The first time I ever had eggplant parmesan was early on in my relationship with my husband. His friends had invited us over for dinner, and only when I arrived did I find out that the wife was vegetarian. Of course that’s not really cause for concern, but we were going to be having eggplant [...]
It’s a common problem. You dutifully make your grocery list, purchase the items, get them home, and then think, We have nothing to eat!
This isn’t the case when shopping at the farmer’s market. Fresh produce, meats, and cheeses come at you from all sides, angling for a way to jump in your bag. Preserves [...]
It seems at every turn I’m being accosted by vegetables that seem to say, “Oh yeah? You think you’re so great with your home cooking, farmers’ market shopping, and canning obsession. But you can’t beat me.” Cauliflower, turnips, radishes, kale. All things I previously hated or had no experience with stepped up to the plate [...]
History and calendar-making aside, January 1 is sort of an arbitrary reset day. Why don’t we choose to change ourselves on February 1, or June 15? Something about turning over that last calendar page prompts goal-making. And when we fail, we don’t look to the next day and decide to try again – we figure [...]
First of all, I wanted to give a big Thank You to everyone who supported me through Project Food Blog. If you didn’t hear, I was not chosen to move on to Challenge 7. I’m not in the least upset about it, though.
Entering the contest, I never expected to make it as far [...]











