It’s time to tell you about my friend Emily. I met Emily the summer before 8th grade. I didn’t like her on sight. In fact, the word “nemesis” was tossed around. I’m going to be upfront with you and admit there was no acceptable reason for my staunch disapproval. She WAS from Houston. If that […]
In planning my first move to Europe, I had this grand delusion that it would be just like home except with cobblestone streets, architecture older than 1952, pubs full of locals drunkenly singing in unison and exotic-accented men, as those are the only reasons anyone moves to Europe in the first place. I definitely got […]
Today is the day I convince you to forsake store-bought beef stock forever. I’ll admit, there was a day when even the thought of making my own stock exhausted me into an afternoon nap. I grumbled about the cost of the ingredients, the time it would take out of my day when I could be […]
I’ve had a longstanding battle with fried chicken. I have just never been good at making it. I’d burn the crust, or overcook it entirely leaving it dry, or undercook it leaving it, well, raw. It just never was that beautiful, crunchy, juicy fried chicken I oh so dearly wanted to have at my disposal […]