Exploring the gadgets, ingredients and people that change food from something we need into something we want. Saturday, December 18, 2010. It is the mack-daddy, enameled cast iron, Le Creuset French Oven. When it arrived, I immediately named it Simba because I wanted to take it to the top of a mountain and hold it up high so that all the creatures of the forest could genuflect upon it. Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Holidays and the Compulsion to Bake.

Loaf of French bread cut into slices. 2 large peaches, sliced. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Arrange bread in a tight, flat layer in dish. In the morning, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

I Wanna Be a Food Writer. The Trials and Tribulations of Becoming Published. Wednesday, December 15, 2010. My first post for Poor Taste. You can see an archives of my posts and bio here. Saturday, October 16, 2010. Dianne Jacob, author of Will Write for Food, has a second edition out now. At my main blog, Blog Appetit.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010. Happy Birthday to my hubby! Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Ah life would have been so different in a mud hut if there was such a contraption! I am grateful to have someone in my life who brings me back to all the things I learned during my Peace Corps service. Monday, July 26, 2010. You know when you were little how you pointed out the things to adults that are everyday, common things but were so new to you? Adam and I decided to do a walking tou.