This is from The Tao Te Ching. It reminded me of my little one, how exuberantly she takes life in, and my hope is that I will live this, too. Every one of us is born, and everyone dies. However, three of every ten seem to be born to live, three seem to be born […]
Chocolate Ice Cream & Winner of Momma Zen!
From us to you on this warm Wednesday. Adapted from The New Basics Cookbook by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins, one of my all-time favorite cookbooks. Bittersweet Chocolate Ice Cream 4 extra-large egg yolks 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup milk 1 cup heavy or whipping cream 7 oz. good-quality bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces […]
Dialogue in Fiction
Today is for writers…or readers who are interested in craft. I just read Benjamin Percy’s fabulous article on “The Geometry of Dialogue” in the Poets & Writers Magazine, July/August 2009 issue. Unfortunately, it’s only available in print, so if you’re a writer, run–don’t walk–to the nearest Barnes & Noble to grab a copy. Percy’s piece […]
Summer Reads & A Giveaway
I meant to do this Summer Reads post yesterday, but time slipped away from me and skedaddled out my front door. Actually, the truth is my husband and I went to see the new Pixar film Up in 3-D. The reason Pixar is king and queen and everything in between is that they’ve always adhered […]
The Chicken or the Egg?
I had a lovely dinner with my Books & Culture editor John Wilson and his wife on Saturday evening. Wendy made the most fantastic meal–a delicious soup from Simply in Season (which reminded me to pull it out of my cookbook cupboard when I returned home!), the most savory fish-and-caper-over-rice meal, with a delicious side […]