This weekend at a food blogging conference there was a panel titled “PR 101.” There were two public relations professionals, a food reporter/editor and a cookbook editor on the panel. The latter two panelists were engaging, articulate speakers with great information to provide the room full of bloggers about the different types of pitches that we can develop to help advance our careers as writers, such as pitching a story to a newspaper editor or a cookbook proposal to a publishing…
Growing up, it was a real treat in my house if one of my parents had gotten up early on a weekend to pick up donuts or bagels for breakfast. Obviously, this was before I had any cognizance of calories or the fact that donuts would one day land firmly on the no-fun side of the list of Foods You Should Avoid Unless You Want To Buy Larger Jeans.…
Today I am heading off to a conference in Washington, D.C. Since I’ve been on an “eat less, move more” kick for the past few weeks I’ve been mentally planning when – and what – I’m going to eat during my travels. Portable recipes for road trips and air travel can be a challenge, and when you write about food? Forgetaboutit.…
I know a lot of people who like to bake. That is: they like to take a box, mix or package of something, dump it into a bowl and mix it with two eggs and a cup of water or oil. I think it’s a great start but if you want to get technical, it isn’t really baking. It’s assembly. Preparation. Unless you’re altering the mix or product to be more innovative (think: Cake Pops) it’s hardly the same activity…
If you’re like me and you can’t afford to travel to exotic foreign countries like Italy, Greece and Spain, you can do what I do: channel the culture in your own living room by preparing cuisine inspired from the country that you hope to someday visit. Though my budget (or more accurately, lack thereof budget) consistently reminds me that I won’t be jet-setting to the Mediterranean anytime soon, I still like to pretend and I do that by having dinner…