Thanks, Arlene, this is a great question: “I would love to know how to be a ‘neater’ cook and baker. I make such a mess…“ I so understand...

After 13 years, Bentley, our dog, got sick. She had a mass in her abdomen and before we could find out exactly what the mass was, she...

The job of editing is hard. It isn’t a task I’m good at. So, I had Betsy, my editor, scour through the book many times to find all the...

A while back I changed my walks into meditative walks. I don’t remember if I read about it or if I just discovered how powerful it is....

I was in New York City a couple of weeks ago getting my hair styled. The subject of my book came up; of course it did. The woman sitting...

Every recipe in my cookbook has the heading “READ, PREPARE, ADJUST.” RPA is the acronym. These three steps can make the difference...

MY KITCHEN WASTE CAUSES GLOBAL WARMING I was amazed when I discovered that my kitchen waste actually has an enormous impact on climate...

A few years ago, I rented a room in Paris at the apartment of an American acquaintance. The apartment was also rented to a young French...