This week, I'm continuing to barrel through research on gin and dining habits of the 1700s. But my research on foods of this era led me to an interesting book that I started a couple of days ago, Eat My Words: Reading Women's Lives through the Cookbooks they Wrote by Janet … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: Women & Cookbooks
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How to Cut an Onion [video lesson]
My book club read The Sharper Your Knife and we all loved it. So I got a copy of The Kitchen Counter Cooking School and I was so inspired, I went ahead and got the chef's knife from block set we received as a wedding gift 11 years ago sharpened for the first time! I've read … [Read more...] about How to Cut an Onion [video lesson]
Friday Reads: Birthday Edition
June 1 is my birthday. Today, I’m in Florida watching it rain in buckets outside our little house on Anna Maria Island, and for that I’m grateful. While the West Coast has been pummeled with all kinds of rainfall, somehow it keeps missing the island and I’ve sat watching my plant … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: Birthday Edition
Friday Reads: Old London, Miami Spice
My Friday reads may feel a bit light, but I've actually been reading more than usual because I’ve got not one, but two manuscripts by close friends that I've been reading this week. The voice and the plotlines couldn’t be more different. One is a lyrical tale about a woman who … [Read more...] about Friday Reads: Old London, Miami Spice
Reader Mail: How to Outfit a Kitchen on a Budget or 14 Things Every Kitchen Needs
I get a fair amount of reader mail and I do my best to answer everyone quite quickly and thoroughly. Recently, I realized that readers often bring up great questions and so I thought I’d start answering them regularly here on the blog. Here's the first one. “In your book I like … [Read more...] about Reader Mail: How to Outfit a Kitchen on a Budget or 14 Things Every Kitchen Needs
