I just found that the "castle house" mentioned in The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is now online. This is the house where we spent our first vacation together, and where we were later married. Note the tower. Such a great place. So many memories. My author photo was taken … [Read more...] about The “castle house”
Various & Sundry
Don’t eat real food; it will kill you
Stories like as The 10 Dirtiest Food That You're Eating frustrate me. While it offers some reasonable advice, the story vaguely implies that eating real, fresh food will kill you, and if it does, it's all your fault. My primary issue with this story is that its main focuses … [Read more...] about Don’t eat real food; it will kill you
The Power of Grief
Last Sunday, my Uncle John died. It wasn’t a surprise. In early May, his doctor predicted that a shift in his cancer meant my spry 78-year-old uncle had only a few weeks to live. His family began sending nearly daily mails with updates on his condition, a kind gesture. Yet, it … [Read more...] about The Power of Grief
NPR asks me about food and movies
What are three of my favorite food movies? You can find out by listening to the podcast from KUOW-FM. It's odd to read or listen to interview sometimes. In this case, there's a whole story about Mike making chocolate chip cookies with the heavy 1960s-era Hamilton Beach mixer that … [Read more...] about NPR asks me about food and movies
Bullshit, Revisited or Do People Really Not Have Time to Cook?
Last week, video of Michael Ruhlman calling "bullshit" on people's claim that they don't have time to cook made waves online. The exchange started when IACP panelists Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg confessed that even though they're highly visible food writers, they sometimes … [Read more...] about Bullshit, Revisited or Do People Really Not Have Time to Cook?
