June 2014
Fulla Beans
Beth sent me this very bad-ass snail and it's hard to be anything other than happy with this on one's desk. Wheeee. This picture ended up in the same file as the photos for bean salad (and/or relish), so I thought I'd mash them all into a post here...but please don't add snails to your […]
Just Pancakes
When I was a kidlet, summers were often spent with my grandparents at their wonderful Island Lake house. Weekends meant pancakes one day and waffles the next, and these simple breakfasts, shared at a sunny kitchen table (and not in the formal dining room), stick in my mind as one of the best things about […]
Cookie Theory
In theory, these cookies should be great, but they're...so strange. They look delicious, but again, they're...disconcerting. They don't firm up, they don't even really bake, they're just...alien. I'm not even sure if I have an idea how to improve them -- so let's see what we figure out. These came from Skinny Mom, and the […]
Dear Dave Truesdale
Dear Mr. Truesdale, I am not sure you will remember me. You were the first -- the only -- editor to call me about a story submission. You wanted to talk about how much you liked the story and how you would do your best to recommend that it be published, but you could make […]