I've enjoyed spending the last few months in the bucolic tranquility of the Hudson Valley, and am glad I took the time to do so. However, I've discovered that a solitary work existence is not my ideal. As someone who has always thrived on a bit of chaos, I'm finding...
Dear Ms. Stewart,As a female entrepreneur who has often been called impatient, intolerant, unforgiving, ruthless and any other diatribe of slurs, I'd like to salute you for maintaining your grace when others would relish in seeing your breakdown. In that respect, you did not let them win.Few understand what it...
I never thought I would say this, but I've come to hate birthday cake. Of course, it is entirely my fault. I was foolish enough to make my godson's cake for his birthday, and now have a list of requests for the rest of the family calendar year. Did I...
Bread. The staff of life. It has captured my imagination for the past week, and I am happy to report that my loaves have been unexpectedly successful. I started out with simple wheat and white breads, but yesterday I turned artisan and made rye and pumpernickel. The rye is gorgeous...
Tomorrow night I begin my first formal cooking class. I have spent the past month deep in thought, trying to decide what the next step of my journey will be. After ten years of looking from the outside in, I've decided to take a different kind of journey through the...