I don't really have anything profound to say about these works that have caught my eye lately, other than to note that they've caug...

I've had quite the taste for banana bread lately - some is in the oven now! I've yet to try a bread that beats my mother's reci...

My playlist for cleaning the kitchen and pantry, repotting my kitchen basil, and baking a tres leches cake.   How Will He Find Me , The Weep...

This week, I attended a poetry reading by Poet Laureate Billy Collins .   He easily would have been one of my favorite professors in colleg...

Tonight's sunset was beyond stunning! Like, stop-everything-leave-the-food-cooking-on-the-stove-and-go-outside-and-gawk beautiful.

Today was my 24th First Day of School. Granted, most of those were as a student! Nevertheless, it's time for a new start, time for ano...

Paul Simon Old friends Old friends Sat on their park bench Like bookends A newspaper blown through the grass Falls on the round toes Of the...

Excerpts from the Travel Journal Monday, 23 June 2008 Paris, France We arrived in Paris yesterday, but I wasn't fully aware ofthe diffe...

At a recent appointment, my doctor gave me a brochure describing how their pap tests now screen for HPV (previously known by the less-than-...

I've had a fantastic mail week! A birthday gift, notes and letters from a few far-flung friends, a couple postcards from a friend who...

[Updated with pictures: 21 July 2008] Since I have my laptop in the kitchen, I'm tempted to liveblog my cake-making today. I'll do ...

Speaking of a macro lens, these weren't taken with one. But they approach the effect more than any photos I've taken (at least rece...

Hello, my name is Jennifer, and I have a problem. I definitely need a macro lens .

Apparently, I'm starting a new series. I haven't forgotten my plans to write about my trip, honest. Summer produce is just so da...

A food-porn shot of a cabbage I brought home for my last batch of tortellini soup. (link SFW!) Water droplets were natural - present when I...

This fete was a long time in the planning. My grandmother gave me her pasta maker years ago, and I've never put it to use. I can say ...

Top Fives, European Edition 1. Abundance of sparkling water (frizzante!) 2. Paying for pizza by the 100-g increment 3. Reliable and useful p...

It's summer, and I'm in some kind of cooking frenzy. I don't understand why I wait until vacation(s) to use the bread machine, i...

Made this last night, and it turned out beautifully. Greek-Style Pork Tenderloin 1/2 c. lemon juice 1/4 c. olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced...

First, to the kind and gentle reader who sent me two memory cards, the package arrived with no note - so please take this public acknowledgm...