Food

As of recent, I’ve noticed that I’ve become that person at dinner parties who actually wants to talk about work. I don’t look forward to the weekends like most of my office-bound friends: I hate the Friday and Saturday crowds at restaurants and bars and I’m usually not able to review venues […]

On Being a ...

This entry was posted in blog Food and tagged Food food writing how stuff works life stories work on October 29, 2013 by melissabethk

bakin — Now that Starbucks has retired its pumpkin loaf in the Metro Area, I had to take matters into my own hands and create a sweet fall treat desirable enough to eat before my mid-morning Pumpkin Spice Latte (RIP $5.17). After my lovely friend Merritt made me a fabulous apron from […]

Issa Cooks: Chocolate ...

This entry was posted in blog Food and tagged Issa Cooks pumpkin bread vegan-ish on October 21, 2013 by melissabethk

this was my diet for 36 hours — Cold and flu and perpetual strep throat season is upon us, and of course I was blessed with the first round of illness. After a day of ordering canned soup online (what a world we live in…) I felt well enough to actually stand over the stove without wanting to […]

Issa Cooks: Green ...

This entry was posted in blog Food and tagged Issa Cooks Recipes Soup vegan on October 1, 2013 by melissabethk

The worst has happened: I have been betrayed by noodles. There are not enough ways in Italian to say “WTF” to Guido Barilla, chairman of Barilla pasta, who declared this yesterday: We won’t include gays in our ads, because we like the traditional family. If gays don’t like it, they can always […]