I have been through a lot of phases since I started this blog, days when I felt so bad about myself and desperate to be thin I thought about quitting food writing. I have had days where I’ve thought about all the times in my life I accepted the notion that I have to be [...]
Happy Monday! I’m back from my weekend at the Roger Smith Food Writers Conference in New York. It was a great time. I got to catch up with some old friends, make some new ones, and be among some of the greatest food writers in America. One of the highlights for me was sitting in [...]
Still alive over here, albeit as snowed in as can be. I haven’t been outside since Tuesday. Actually, that’s false. I hoofed it over the dreaded Acme of doom because we were out of milk and had visions of hot cocoa that could not be denied. I am hoping to maybe get out later. Restaurant [...]
What? Anxiety is well known to promote weight loss, not that I recommend it. And this is the slimmest I’ve been in months. Truthfully, I’d trade the surplus pound to be free from the angst. If only I could run some of the nervous energy off, I’d be much better off, but my lower back [...]
Hi! Happy February. Welcome to my post personal prohibition world. You’d think I’d be celebrating my less-than-perfect-but-still-something-to-be-proud-of period of abstinence. But the thing is, my back has been fried. It still really hurts. I can’t sit at my desk, so I’ve set myself up in a laptop on the floor. It’s a busy week; I [...]