Once upon a time, long before my obsession with puns,I had the privilege of living in Iowa. I worked at an elusive consulting firm that sometimes felt more like The Firm than just a neighborly business within the wholesomeness of Iowa. My tribe of single, young adults, spent much of … Read More
Maybe it was the sun breaking through June’s marine layer. Maybe it was the half dozen blue ribbon mangos arriving in our fruit-of-month box. Maybe it was the burning craving that hounded me since seeing a sign for fish tacos at Taste of Chicago last weekend.
Kendall gets her first … Read More
Anyone with more than one child knows that what you do for one kid you must in some way do for the other.
We had another cause for celebration in our house so I didn’t have to stretch to keep our child-honoring in balance. Last month we gave a nod to … Read More
What to do with leftover seafood? Freeze. Toss.Cook.Cat food. Who has leftover seafood?
Soup is one answer or something more hearty, a risotto or paella. More interesting, however, is the Whole Foods and Peruvian answer, make ceviche. Cooking fish either way – heat or citrus – sustains its life by killing … Read More
It’s officially spring but winter and seasonal depression lag. In winter, and I’m speaking from having lived in Wisconsin, Chicago and New York, I craved maybe the worst foods to lift me from the winter doldrums. Comfort foods like potatoes, breads, pastas, and cookies – warm chocolate chip cookies – … Read More