Cherished Recipe; Cherished Friend
I have a friend named Willa who lives in Louisville, Kentucky. Willa is a special friend. We didn’t grow up together; we didn’t go to college together; we have never lived in the same city and I have...
View ArticleFirst Light 2008
Today marked the start of a new tradition. Thank you to Lydia of The Perfect Pantry for introducing me to the concept of the First Light. Thank you to my good friends, Joel and Rachael for hosting the...
View ArticleDon't Show Up Without It!
“It” refers to the best Mandelbrot in the whole world. Pure and simple. I know what you are thinking: your Grandma Rifka, your sister Sarah or your Aunt Leah makes some pretty darn good Mandelbrot-...
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When President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day a national holiday in 1914, he could not have foreseen how strongly it would become associated with food and most of all, breakfast and brunch. It's the...
View ArticleFirst Light 2009
First, I’m back. No explanations; no excuses. I have missed the therapeutic art of writing and the connection to my food family. I had the best summer and autumn of my life-picking wild blueberries,...
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