by paige on August 11, 2009
Joe Forte's artwork just about sums me up.
A FEW DAYS BACK, my (internet/have never met her in person, yet feel like she’s a part of my dysfunctional family) friend, lovely Marilyn of Simmer Till Done, asked me to chime in with a guest post on her blog. The assignment was simple: food & memory. I pinged her back (this whole convo, of course, was over Twitter) and said I’d LOVE to be a part of her blog (it rocks) but that my initial, stream-of-consciousness response to the assignment was pretty dark. “I’m cool with dark,” was her reply (or something like that) and so I was off to the memory races. [click to continue…]
by paige on August 1, 2009
Our virtual sister Marilyn, of SimmerTillDone
AS YOU KNOW, if you’ve been following along with our recent contest here at TSP, we’re big believers in blogging as a kind of digital sisterhood. The connections we make through bits and bytes bring us laughter, solace and that beautiful feeling that we’re not alone in our struggles, our tastes, our dark or ridiculous secrets. I’ve been lucky to find a kindred (foodie, unruly haired) spirit in Marilyn Naron of SimmerTillDone, a fabulous food blog, that like all my favorite food blogs is as much about the cook as the cooking. Here’s how Marilyn’s and my sisterhood evolved (with a big twist this last week): [click to continue…]
by paige on April 15, 2009
I HAVE A LITTLE problem. I love cookbooks, and cooking magazines. The piles mount; something has to give, my husband says. Do I really need all this paper in order to cook? Well, no, I don’t, I guess, but cookbooks make me feel at home, bring me solace, and inspire me. Thankfully, the sisterhood and brotherhood of passionate cooks I’ve met the last three years in the food blogosphere provide a glimmer of light at the end of this paper tunnel. Meet my most recent culinary muses: [click to continue…]
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