Posts under ‘Holidays’

Even when I’m actually in a relationship, I both love and hate Valentine’s Day. It’s like New Year’s Eve—so rarely epic, but always fraught with the possibility that it just might be.
But what I love, unequivocally, are the small producers that I’ve come to know and adore as I’ve moved across the country and gotten [...]

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared yesterday on BlogHer, but in case you’re not a BlogHer reader, I wanted to share these great ideas in case you’re still planning your New Year’s menu!
The year is almost over, and it’s time to settle on the menu for New Year’s gatherings. I love using New Year’s Eve [...]

The year’s almost over, and if you haven’t started thinking about New Year’s Eve plans, now’s the time! I wanted to share two sets of resources with you that might be helpful as you do your New Year’s party planning. Both of them are round-ups of cocktails I posted on BlogHer, and I hope they’ll [...]

I realize everyone’s moved on from Thanksgiving and all that, but I have a bit of a bone to pick, still, from the run-up to that holiday.
The problem is that to pick that bone, I’m going to have to admit something.
Yes, people, it’s true. I have a subscription to US Weekly. It’s a short subscription, [...]

There are families who serve the same thing, year after year, on their holiday table. They know exactly what casserole goes in which dish, which salad will arrive via which relative, and what main course will emerge from the oven with just enough time to rest before dinner’s served.
We’ve never really been that kind of [...]

If you’re reading this, I survived the run-up to Thanksgiving.
Oh, I know. First-world problems, really. I MUST CLEAN. I MUST BUY CRAZY AMOUNTS OF LOCALLY-SOURCED FOOD. I MUST TEAR MY HAIR OUT AND RANT AND ROAR AND WHINE. So, enough already. Here’s the sunny side of the street.
For the second year in a row, my [...]

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on BlogHer on Monday, but I felt it was important enough that I wanted to cross-post it here. I encourage you to visit BlogHer and read the thoughtful comments readers have been posting, as well — I really appreciate hearing everyone’s thoughts on this particular issue.

Late last week, a [...]

Back in September, at BlogHer Food ’09, I had the distinct pleasure of moderating a panel featuring three bloggers—Pim of Chez Pim, Val of More Than Burnt Toast, and Lydia Walshin of The Perfect Pantry—who talked about how they’re saving the world through their food blogs. The panel was Lydia’s idea, and she used the [...]

As I said on Friday, my Fourth of July mission was to serve a fully local meal. It’s a small, symbolic gesture, I know, but I have to say, I feel better when I know who grew the food I’m eating. (Or, if we’re talking fish or fowl or meat, who caught it, raised it, [...]

If you’re an organized person, you planned your Fourth of July menu weeks ago. You have a little menu card, a shopping list. Actually, you probably already shopped.
But if you’re the rest of us, there’s still time to prepare properly for the Fourth of July. And by properly, I mean, there’s time to declare your [...]