After my first undergraduate Physics exam at Columbia, I remember sitting on the stone steps in front of Pupin Hall and crying. It wouldn’t be the last time an exam […]
Read MoreStepping off the plane in Denpasar and climbing into our driver’s car, the smells and sounds of the island enveloped me. The humid, sticky air smelled of savory charred chicken […]
Read MoreMany years ago, when I lived in Seattle, I purchased candles at the Ballard Farmer’s Market from Julianna, the creative mind behind Ascents Candle Company. Julianna creates beautiful pastel ombré […]
Read MoreElie and I recently spent a long weekend with family on Salt Spring Island, lucking into blissfully warm days filled with blue skies. We took our car over on the […]
Read MoreThere are moments when I’m awed at how beautiful life with Elie has become. Last weekend, standing in my sunny kitchen listening to the sound of laughter surround me, I […]
Read MoreI don’t have much of a sweet tooth. Actually, I have a recovering sweet tooth, being a formal SnackWell cookie binger. Back in the mid-90s, I drank the fat-free KoolAid, […]
Read MoreI want to warn you that this post starts with sadness, in case you need to save this reading for another time. But, it ends with friendship and a recipe.
Read MoreShe stood, barely taller than the bottom of the apricot stand, biting into the fresh fruit with relish. “Metzuyan!” she declared. We followed her lead and asked for a basket […]
Read MoreMiranda Lambert's lyrics are stuck in my head. I know they say, you can't go home again. I just had to come back one last time. We sat at the […]
Read MoreI don’t know why my childhood holds such vivid memories of pimiento cheese. Mom didn’t make it often, so I mostly indulged at church potlucks and in the homes of […]
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