Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemailMy first night in my new apartment in Chicago was, as you might expect, a little bit strange. I had lived in my previous apartment just outside of New York City for two years and even though it never…
Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail No matter how well-stocked your pantry is, you will eventually, inevitably begin to cook a dish before you realize that you’re missing one of the key ingredients. If you’re lucky, you’ll be able to find a viable substitute.…
Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail There are two things that I really believe in: six degrees of separation and self-fulfilling prophecies. Six degrees of separation is pretty simple. My college best friend Sarah’s now-boyfriend Mike went to college with my high school best…
Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail Last week, I made dinner for a boy. I made pasta deliciousness and a pear salad with bacon and gorgonzola because boys like bacon. Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail…
Share:TwitterFacebookPinterestTumblrGoogle+StumbleUponemail When I was in college there was a student in several of my creative writing classes who was, well, eccentric. Among several oddities that I won’t bother to list, he wore a Civil-War style confederate uniform jacket whenever…