Beer, books and photographs. I decided to accept the job, move 400 miles back to Lancaster, PA, where I grew up and try to forge a new phase of my life.

Thursday, May 24, 2012. A year ago this Memorial Day weekend, I began my descent into breast cancer Round II hell. From making my own tea in the morning, to being able to shower myself, to the ability to be alone in my home once again, to finally .

And the master of almost all things food is inarguably Thomas Keller.

My maternal grandmother always said that there was God in food and that we ought to eat whatever we put on our plate. These are the things that are on my plate. Saturday, March 26, 2011. Banh Mi University graduate? An orangey may.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011. This is a great dish for a Sunday Brunch, you start it on the stove and let it finish in the oven.

Sunday, October 1, 2017. I delivered these remarks on Yom Kippur before the Neilah service at Minyan Tehillah in Cambridge. A few weeks ago, walking the uneven pavement of Holyoke St in Harvard Square, I passed a group on a tour. I chuckled to myself and then decided to say something.

Sunday, December 18, 2011. Ugly Sweater Party and Sunday Dinner. Week and then enjoy 10 days off. I was too busy shoving my face to take any food shots but she had quite the spread. Buffalo chicken dip, spinach dip, meatballs, mini pizzas, pigs in a blanket, mini tacos, veggies, and endless desserts.

Diary of a Mediterranean Kitchen in New York. Thursday, November 10, 2011.

A casual blog on the joys and jabs. I planted two ground cherry plants this year for the first time.