• 4 Takeaways After Reading Will Write for Food

    In the early days of blogging I was jealously happily watching the live tweets from food blogger, Alice Currah, who was attending the International Food Blogging Conference (IFBC) in Seattle, Wash., in 2010. One of her tweets in the stream said something to the effect of: “Will Write for Food is one of…

  • Musings: It’s Baaack – The McRib

    I’ve never tried one, but apparently once you do you’re hooked. It’s like a cult, only not scary and freakish. It’s baaaaack! A friend of mine sent me this article yesterday, but I first heard that the McRib was back on NPR last week. It’s like they’re pulling a Starbucks…

  • Musings: Pumpple Cake – Say What?

    I’m not sure there are words to describe this dessert I stumbled upon yesterday: It’s the tofurken of desserts! THE PUMPPLE CAKE! I think I gained 10 pounds just looking at the photograph of this Apple Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Cake mess. 1800 calories a slice. Really? Apparently…

  • Best & Worst Halloween Candy

    I was reading an article on HuffingtonPost.com yesterday that made its rounds on Twitter: Taking Candy From Strangers: The Best & Worst Halloween Treats. It made me think about the stash I used to end up with at the end of a night of trick-or-treating, and how some candy was irresistible,…

  • Musings: "Toothsome"

    Merriam-Webster.com defines “Toothsome” here: Main Entry: tooth·some Pronunciation: \ˈtüth-səm\ Function: adjective Date: 1551 1 a : agreeable, attractive b : sexually attractive toothsome blonde> > 2 : of palatable flavor and pleasing texture : delicious  — tooth·some·ly adverb — tooth·some·ness noun I’ve been hearing this word, toothsome, a lot lately on food shows. Typically, it’s in reference to a texture…as in, “The quinoa you cooked is too crunchy, and…