WHILE GOOD FRIENDSHIP IS NOURISHING, sometimes it is also delicious. Such is the case with my bond with David Leite, whose humor and grace enriches my life, whose writing is simply divine, and whose … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Podcast With David Leite
Recommended Reading: Cookbooks with a Side Order of Memoir
A SIDE ORDER OF DISH is my favorite single ingredient in any cookbook. I mean I love it when people cook and tell. And therefore, I love memoir cookbooks. Don’t you? … [Read more...] about Recommended Reading: Cookbooks with a Side Order of Memoir
More From the Recipe Files: T-Shirt Turkey
WE’RE INTO TURKEY season, and you probably have more than a few recipes in your stash, as well as a few stories accompanying each recipe. And, if your recipes are like mine, some of them are better … [Read more...] about More From the Recipe Files: T-Shirt Turkey
Spam Chop Suey Reveals Genetic Code!
SEVEN INHERITED RECIPE BOXES make up my collection. I’ve had them with me now for so many years that I can remember at least four different places they’ve resided in my office, each for long periods … [Read more...] about Spam Chop Suey Reveals Genetic Code!
Finding Memoir Amid the Jell-O. Oh Yeah.
WHERE I COME FROM, the word “salad” means lettuce. Perhaps that lettuce will be accompanied by onions, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, crumbled cheese, or all of the above, but lettuce—and I believe I … [Read more...] about Finding Memoir Amid the Jell-O. Oh Yeah.
In the Kitchen, Cooking Up Memoir
OUR MOTHER DIDN’T cook. To be more specific, our mother was something of a spectacle in the kitchen, cooking a few things, always as dramatically a possible. The simple stuff eluded her: a chop, a … [Read more...] about In the Kitchen, Cooking Up Memoir
