A grateful heart: Baking with Marm
When I was little, we lived next door to my grandparents for awhile. On Thanksgiving, I remember traipsing the few hundred yards …
Green tomatoes
It’s nearly December and I’ve just divested my tomato plants of their final fruits. This is indicative of so many things: stupidly …
Artichoke parmesan sourdough stuffing
Cancel whatever stuffing plans you’ve made for Thanksgiving, because I have the best stuffing recipe on planet right here. Artichoke. Parmesan. Sourdough. …
The best potato gratin ever, thank you Alice Waters
It’s a fundamental truth: There are few things better than potatoes and cheese in combination. But sadly, I’ve never been able to make …
So long #NCA15
Sitting at McCarran Airport, trying to ignore the slot machine lights whirling, swirling, and blinking in my periphery, I’m pretty sure that …
#NCA15 Org Comm top paper fabulousness
The nerves started to set in last week. While chopping veggies for dinner, I observed: “I’m going to be presenting to pillars …
Pretending I like the #NCA15 conference hotel
While waiting 30 minutes in line for coffee this morning (yes, seriously. And yes, it was worth it to prevent a headache), …
What happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas
At least when it comes to the gelato I sampled this evening. First full day at the National Communication Association convention in …
Flying photos and fall beauty
I’m really glad I didn’t read the news until after my plane landed safely in Vegas today. Apparently a wave of in-flight weirdness …
Controlling the teacher rage. Barely.
I was mid-sentence when he shuffled in, 11 minutes late. Teaching a morning class for most semesters over the last seven years, …