Another Thanksgiving has come and gone, and I didn’t even write a thankful post. I meant to, I really did, but…you know. Life. And all that. As it happens, though, I’m sort of glad that I didn’t get a chance
Category: Food culture
A few years ago, J. and I came to the realization that at least for the foreseeable future, we were not going to be the architects of our own Thanksgiving experiences. We spend each Thanksgiving with his folks and, if
J. and I only made the switch to organic dairy about six months or so ago. I know, I know – I want to ask myself what took us so long, too. But then I remember that we’ve been buffeted
This afternoon, while I was at work, my boss mentioned something about needing a snack; about an hour and a half later, I passed by his office to see him finally munching. “I see you got a snack at last,”
Note: This post is part of the #FoodDay #DinnerParty event hosted by yours truly, as well as Bettina Siegel of The Lunch Tray, Grace Freedman of EatDinner.org, and Jeanne Fratello of The Jolly Tomato. To catch up on what this
Boy, have I been busy — too busy to post, clearly. But don’t feel neglected, friends, because I haven’t forgotten you. One of the things on my agenda for the past week has been working on a little dinner party…for
This is it, friends — the night on which I share with you my efforts to make dinner for less than $1 per person. In other words, dinner — a healthy, unprocessed, filling, hopefully delicious, and generally well-sourced — for
I’m freshly back from a wonderful weekend adventure with 5-year-old L., and my mind is churning on — what else? — food politics. My fabulous firstborn and I took his first big train trip to New York City, to visit my
If you want to get a recalcitrant toddler to eat his spinach, apparently, make it seem like pizza. At least, that’s the rule of the week in our house, as P. continues his strike against anything green (we’re on about
Dinner and Donations… It’s been so busy since my last post, I haven’t had a chance to update you all on the end of the $5 dinner week…nor get started on $4 dinner week! Yeesh, have I got a