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Cooking Be Damned
Sure, cooking can enjoyable and fulfilling, connecting me to food and expanding my creativity. But not of late; it simply feels like a ton of effort. After I finished a workout this morning and felt...
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A Fallow State
fallow: (adj) A crop field left uncultivated for a period of time, so as to regain its productive capacity. In Margaret Atwood’s Year of the Flood, which is a spin on post apocalyptic world – minus...
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The Grump – My Day in Pictures
My day in pictures: How I felt when I woke up How I felt at work What I wanted to do What I actually did How I wanted to feel today How I actually feel What I’m doing tonight (+ wine) So I can feel...
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4 Books to Read if you Have Ovaries
Every female has her flavor of womanhood, her ‘brand’ of femininity. There’s no one right way to be a modern woman, but we make decisions that serve us and enslave us – for better and for worse. After...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: 8 books every intelligent person should read
I heart books – how they smell: a musty mix of mold and dust, leather, ink. Next to sleep, they are the easiest way to lose track of time and location. I’ve definitely missed metro stops with my nose...
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Doro Wat – Ethiopian Spicy Chicken Stew
As a proud voter on election day, what could be more patriotic than sharing a recipe that celebrates our historical melting pot through food? I hosted November book club, selecting Ethiopian food based...
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10 Gifts for that Hard-to-Shop-for Man in Your Life
It’s the time of the year when I take stock of who’s on my holiday list: who gets a gift, a gift and a card, just a card, or merely a passing wish for a warm holiday season. Which brings me to the task...
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It’s the End of the World…And I’ve Got Matches!
I’m reading “One Second After” by William Forstchen. It’s not very well-written and wouldn’t suggest you run out and read it, but the concept is thought-provoking. The premise is that an...
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On Good Girls and Sexism
Woot! I get a wave of excitement when something I write actually makes it into the blogosphere. Here’s part of a new piece I just wrote for Huffington Post, Why Do I Have to Be Nice to Everybody? “I...
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Bangladeshi Pumpkin and Shrimp
As I’ve mentioned before, my book club pairs food themes with our reading materials. For October, we read Max Brooks’ World War Z in honor of Halloween, and since it’s an international tale, our...
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5 Things I Learned About Food This Week
In no particular order… 1. Switching to a low-carb diet results in brain fog (stupidity), flu-like symptoms of blarg, fatigue like mono, irritability and spending lots of time thinking about food....
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