Month: August 2011

Today, finally, there is a hint, just a hint, of fall in the air. September is always like this. Friends across the country are talking about back to school, sweater weather, local apples, hot cocoa. …

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...Then, there are the other recipes. The ones I just make because I felt like it -- because I saw a recipe I wanted to try, or some great food in the markets, or it …

I realize this is the world’s slowest trip recap, but I took all of my photos in RAW, which means I have to convert them to upload them, and OHMYGOD SHOOT ME if I ever …

    When my dad died, well-wishers contacted me and asked, “What can I do?” How do you answer that question? “Bring him back” “Turn back the clock” “Make me feel better”? The truth is, …

How to do summer, in 19 easy steps: 1) Chill the Vinho Verde. 2) Pack the kids off to grandma’s, or distract them with a movie, in a darkened room. 3) Head out to the …

Three Stories about the Internet: 1) Last week, I left work, and drove an hour and a half to have dinner. I wasn’t going to some press event, or to dine at a temple of …