The day after I got Kim Broyce's Good to the Grain, I went out and purchased six different kinds of flour. I had read so many rave reviews about t...

I got a text message the other day, from my friend who is on her honeymoon in Italy. She and I met actually when we were both studying abroad in S...

Around this time of year, life tends to move a little faster while work tends to move a little slower. I like it that way. The parties, visitors a...

I try to plan at least one trip per year as a way to reward myself for being a working person the rest of the time, and also so that I can enjoy t...

Serves six 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 small sweet onion, diced 2 celery stalks, diced small 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 15-ounce can of kidney...

I never was a Girl Scout, but I sure loved those Thin Mints. Being a family of immigrants, we never quite got into the whole Girl Scout thing, but a...

When I lived in Italy, I learned three very important things. Don't talk about God. Don't talk about politics. And eat pasta as a first course. I'...

There comes a time in life when you're no longer chasing the highest ratio of alcohol by volume (ABV) to dollars. The trend has been going on for ...

The first blog I ever had was a LiveJournal. I wrote in it the way I would write emails to my friends (and they'd comment back as if we were on on...

A few weeks ago, I was listening to NPR in my car, as I often do. In between world news and the circus that is a presidential election year, came ...

serves four 1/2 pound of dried spaghetti 1 teaspoon of red chili flakes 3 large garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup of olive oil 1 pound of squid, ...

We've partnered with Got Milk? to bring you today's recipe. Thanks for supporting our sponsors! It all started with my early attempts to breast...