I am reading Judith Jones' The Tenth Muse, My Life in Food.  Over and over again I am amazed at famous food people who can recount their earliest childhood memories and their first inspirations about food so precisely.  They became "hooked" very early.  Something or someone in their purely impressionable early lives connects in some powerful way and, well, there it is, a life-long thread begins.  I guess this is just the truth about the passions … [Read more...]

My husband asked me last night if I had written a list of things I would want to write about.   I don't need a list since I always have food issues swirling around in my head.  One thing's for certain.  While I plan on writing about and showing  recipes as I cook my way through this life, I will also write about my adventures with food media and venues.  I am always "researching" food media by reading and watching what is out there.  While life … [Read more...]

Well, the process of setting up a blog is quite confounding for me.  Luckily, I have someone helping me who has infinite patience! Thank you, Bill W!  I made what is for me a momentous decision this week - to just proceed with my posts and not wait until everything is perfectly organized.  So, now I am beginning my blogging life in earnest.  You can join me and see how it goes!  I am thinking my blog as a "sprout" and you can watch it grow with … [Read more...]