Oftentimes I begin to compose posts for this site in my head, far from my computer screen. Whether I’m driving through suburban Maryland trying to avoid 495 or laying in bed trying to fall asleep, stories will begin to form in my head. Incidentally this is also how I wrote my wedding vows, over the [...]
Biscuits and Such
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Damn Fine Gumbo
This Christmas I also got a cookbook from my parents titled The Best of the Best from North Carolina. As you can probably guess, it is a collection of recipes from North Carolina recipe books. Browsing it on Christmas morning we had a few chuckles at recipe titles (Otis’s Dipsy-Doodle Cake, for instance), my father [...]
Scallops with Sage and Corn
As a twentysomething planning her wedding, you can be sure of two things. For one, I am constantly skimming theknot.com for ideas on flowers/decorations/hoopahs (or nondenominational ceremonial arches, as we’re calling them in our secular wedding), etc. Secondly, I am trying not to get fatter, a goal which was complicated by the holidays and tons and [...]


