Birthday mania around here.  We had 25 people in our 800 square feet yesterday.  Why do I clean before parties?  What is the point?!  I suppose it’s for that first guest.  They can walk in without tripping over a pile of shoes, and I can lay their coat on an unrumpled bed. After that, trying [...]

Back in the day, I posted about Nigella’s granola bars.  My friend Jordan made them and commented, “I don’t know how else to say it–they just tasted healthy.” Some of you know Jordan, and you know that she is the absolute PICTURE of diplomacy. She never has a bad thing to say about anyone.  So [...]

Already, today’s list is looking distressingly long.  Half my Christmas cards not sent yet, gifts not wrapped, house a mess. Isn’t this what we’re supposed to say at Christmas?  Cliché moans of  ”Not enough time!” or “Christmas comes earlier every year!”  All that’s true, but, in spite of the break-in, I feel a little Christmas [...]

In Praise of Leftovers has taken a backseat this week to the rigors of catering prep.  When I get in the zone, I hardly even have an interest in pulling out the camera.  That’s serious.
I’m helping my friend Geoff with a gathering he’s having in advance of the Organization Development Network conference being held in [...]

Apparently if you get a photo of pumpkin cookies on Foodgawker, traffic to one’s site is doubled.  This tells me: 1) A lot of people are sitting at their desk, hungry and avoiding work (can you blame them?) and 2) People are ready for fall and all things pumpkin.  Bring it on, October.  We’re ready. [...]