Yet Another Birthday…
October 21, 2011
Yet Another Birthday…
...where my grand plan to make Deb's Best Birthday Cake, devolves into this instead. But…
Introducing Fave Five
October 17, 2011
Introducing Fave Five
When you are a parent and faced with the reality that your children are doing…
Question of the Day
October 13, 2011
Question of the Day
If you present one of these baked caramel apples as an afterschool snack, don't you…
A Hint of Hedonism
October 11, 2011
A Hint of Hedonism
It's hard to believe that I've been writing this blog as long as I have,…
Reader Mail
October 7, 2011
Reader Mail
Love this note from longtime loyal reader "ingrid:" While I have still not improved to…
An Anniversary Story
October 6, 2011
An Anniversary Story
There are other benefits to keeping a dinner diary besides the fact that it offers daily…
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
October 6, 2011
Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.
Best advice ever from a Stanford commencement speech given by Steve Jobs in 2005.
Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Started Cooking
October 3, 2011
Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Started Cooking
I wasn't sure I heard her right. "Excuse me?" I asked. "What's up with the…
Red-Wine Braised Short Ribs
September 30, 2011
Red-Wine Braised Short Ribs
. If you come to our house for a grown-up dinner party, there’s a good…

