At first — after the Bon Appetit scandal news broke — I was somewhat conflicted. As a middle class, middle-aged white female home cook, I was totally in their …
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Friends and strangers alike have asked me things like, “why in the world did you scrap years of work in building an Instagram following as Charm City Cook?” or …
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If you know me — or at least the social media me — you know that Ina Garten taught me how to cook. And so did Martha Stewart, The …
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When I read this Forbes article about how social media can affect your emotional well-being, I thought, of course. Yes.
But, wait. You don’t have …
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A dozen red roses? No. Chocolates, diamonds…chocolate diamonds? No.
I’m a different kind of girl. Not really very girly. I grew up with five older brothers, pretty rough and …
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I’m podiatry-challenged. Is that even a thing? Well, for me it is. Here’s the dealio, I have flat feet – really flat. When I played lacrosse in college, I tried …
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“Jump. Tell her to jump.” Words of advice from someone who’s done pretty well in my field. Given to me about two years ago. I wasn’t quite ready to …
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One of my favorite Julia Child quotes: “Find something you are passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” That’s me and cooking. (I also consider tinkering with cocktails to be cooking…) People who are passionate about what they do really excite me. They inspire me. One such person? Ted Allen. And, recently, I had the chance to talk with him about something he is extremely passionate about – the fight against hunger. Read More
For aches, pains, tiredness and more, Jenny Ehrhardt of Zensations by Jen has you covered. Naturally. Read More