Earlier this year, I was given the dream assignment of writing "The Anthropology of Pie" for the fall issue of King Arthur Flou...

It was a thrill and such an honor to be among the 265 contributors to  The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets - - a new resource compen...

It was such a delightful surprise when I got an e-mail from writer Kristin Donnelly , asking to feature Nothing in the House in Food ...

The Joy of Cooking was one of the first cookbooks I learned to bake from growing up, so I was thrilled and rather honored when Megan S...

Bang Bang Pie's Shaker Lemon Pie from Outside the Pizza Box: Chicago's New Pie Scene I came back from the woods to the sad n...

1st slice. It was so much fun to be a part of the DREAM TEAM with Elizabeth Graeber and Morgan Hungerford West to put together this De...

The latest issue of DC's food zine The Runcible Spoon is on the cheap. Yes, it is relatively low in cost, but inside you'll also...

Last month, for National Pie Day (not to be confused with International Pi(e) Day , coming in March), Elizabeth and I had a piece o...

Have you visited American Food Roots yet? If not you should (and the Washington Post thinks so too). It’s a superb new food site by ...

I'm back home again in Indiana. I got in last night to my family jumping up and down (mostly mom), a blazing fire in the fireplace and...

I was very excited when the writers of PBS Food asked if I would contribute a piece. All those years developing my part- Julia Child pa...

A few months ago I called my ever-inspiring and resourceful thesis advisor and mentor Marcie Ferris for a catch-up and some career advic...

It was a big week for me and my writerly pursuits. Both pieces I have been working on came out within two days of each other. The first o...