Say hello to sunshine, new growth, beautiful blooms, and fresh flavors.
I’m currently writing this while on holiday in Vermont. I typically avoid work when there’s green mountains to traverse or to simply stare straight at with a cocktail in hand. We do a lot of staring up here. Everything is…
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Everyone wants to know how to make dinner work, because when it works it is a great source of pride, connection, and light at the end of a long day. But when it doesn’t work, dinnertime is depleting, depressing, and…
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I’m going to keep this post short and sweet, because I don’t want to hold up getting this non-recipe into your wholesome little hands pronto. I sure do keep canned chickpeas on hand because dinner is so last minute sometime,…
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Blueberries hold a strangely large place in my heart. I’m not sure if it began from snacking them at my grandmother’s house in North Kingston, picking wild blueberries on Peaks Island, or reading Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey in first…
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Over the last month or two, I’ve shared my new cookbook with some of my friends and colleagues. So many of them have helped me in various ways–either by being so confident in who they are, by showing me what…
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I’ve been big all my life. I was chubby as a big-little kid. I was plump and overly developed as a teen. And through my twenties and thirties, I was definitely obese. As if being big all my life wasn’t…
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With summer in full swing, my weekends are full of barbecues, beach days, and dinner parties al fresco. With so many gatherings to look forward to, I am pinning away at unique hostess gifts that I can whip up quick.…
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I currently have six different infusions sitting on my kitchen counter: grilled peaches in bourbon, strawberries in vodka, and fennel bulbs in gin, to name a few. I find myself purchasing pints and flats of everything seasonal and fresh from the farmers’…
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I’ve always been an avid collector. Whether books, old birthday cards, or magazine clippings, I had a shelf for it all. Naturally, there are some cons to this hobby, like clutter and being called a hoarder from time to time.…
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These oatmeal cookies are more than just a snack to me. They are a reminder of my sweet and serendipitous cooking journey, from deciding to learn how to cook, to the release of my book “The Starving Artist Cookbook: Illustrated Recipes for…
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