First Place Loser
October 19, 2011
First Place Loser
There's this thing Abby and I do, before every soccer game. She's usually sitting on…
Introducing Fave Five
October 17, 2011
Introducing Fave Five
When you are a parent and faced with the reality that your children are doing…
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…
Let There Be Rock
September 28, 2011
Let There Be Rock
I spent fifteen years after high school pretending Led Zeppelin sucked. I was apparently too…
Extremely Graphic Content
September 22, 2011
Extremely Graphic Content
It's hard to know who was more excited when the Amazon box landed with a…