I just got back from New Orleans, where my goal (aside from conferencing it up with about 20,000 librarians) was to eat all the food. New Orleans is a city known for its unique food culture, and I wanted to experience every last bit of it. I even bought a book, Gumbo Tales: Finding My [...]

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Dating is difficult enough without having to worry about eating too much—or too little—while out to dinner with the guy you’re trying to impress. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked out to some fattening restaurant, and instead of worrying about what to wear, I was busy worrying about what I was [...]

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One of my favorite things about our new apartment is the little gas grill sitting out on our porch. Grilling has always been one of those quintessential California activities in my mind. When I was growing up a good portion of our meals were cooked out on the patio, and whenever we had a party, [...]

Chicken is a popular dish in our home and I’m always looking for new ways to make it.   I was watching Sandra Lee’s Semi-Homemade Cooking the other day when she prepared this dish.  It looked simple and delicious and I decided to give it a try.  One thing that intrigued me about this dish [...]