Julia Child
Note: This is longer than my usual post, because I wanted to include excerpts from the book. Prior to seeing Julie and Julia, my...
Cooking for Others
Today I’m finishing preparations for my annual Father’s Day tradition: making dinner for my dad and brother. I’ve been doing this for...
Appreciation, or Taking Things for Granted
How often do you appreciate your body, and everything it’s capable of? How often do you notice all the things you don’t like about it? Is...
Existensialism and Chocolate
Most evenings, I treat myself to a Dove dark chocolate, the ones with a brief message inside the wrapper. Most of the times they’re...
Stuck on "Should"
I’ve been having fun watching Six Feet Under (courtesy of Netflix), and a recent episode contained a brief discussion about food that...
School Lunches
This past week I read an article by Liz Goodwin titled “Chicago school bans homemade lunches, the latest in national food fight”. I read...