Do you ever find that if you let yourself be still and quiet, you’re suddenly overwhelmed with sorrow or regret or loneliness or some...

I wrote earlier about celebrating Thanksgiving without traditional foods, and how I was okay with that. But even so, I find that...

What happens if you don’t get special foods on a holiday? Does it still feel like a holiday? I started thinking about this because my...

You’ve heard of the 12 Days of Christmas, but I tend to celebrate days of baking during the week of Thanksgiving, in preparation for my...

Imagine you’ve been traveling for five hours, first sitting in an airport… then on a plane… and finally in a cab. You reach your hotel...

Many of us were raised in “clean plate” households, where not cleaning your plate was considered wasteful. And since our country does...

This past week, I had a surprising insight. I realized that I still turn to food when I’m stressed. But – and this is key – it’s in a...

I’ve seen a few articles going around recently about the idea of “clean eating.” And I have to say that the idea doesn’t sit well with...

I realized a little over a month ago that I had a drinking problem. No, not that kind. (My main use of alcohol is to keep my sorbet and...

During my trip to Alaska, I got a chance to read a very unusual recipe for blueberry pie by a woman named Fanny Quigley. Here’s a photo...