The writing life is mostly comprised of behind-the-scenes, butt-in-the-chair, angst-ridden periods of time in which you are completely certain you’ve made a horrible mistake. You aren’t truly a writer. No one will ever read your work. It will never be published, and if it is, it will only be read …
Snowbells on early. Christmas cactus bloomed late. We’re arriving at spring before we got to winter, but considering the winters …
On my mind tonight is my dear friend Ed McClanahan, much-beloved Kentucky author of such well-regarded books as The Natural Man and O The …
True to my promise to myself, in September, when I dove into the autumn’s writing work full on, I also started …
Monday, Aug. 31 was National Trail Mix Day. I don’t know why. It just was. I feel I should have something poetic …
The words “blue moon” have a certain musicality to them. Poetic thanks to the assonant sounds making up their middles. We all …
The magical second time around. Good for lovers and careers, but not so good for bank robbers. More bank robbers get away with …
If you’ve read Blue Moon Vegetarian, you know that I tried hard early in my and Phil’s relationship to learn to …
I’ve been waiting and waiting for the day to come when I could post this recipe. It could not be a more …
It was ejected from my computer the day of its original deadline, sidelined while the photographer waited out the last days of a difficult pregnancy, lost …
Deep in the caverns of my computer is a file quietly labeled “Blue Moon Vegan 2.” Coming from someone who had no intentions of …
The last few days have been a bit overwhelming, trying to get ready for the new semester and finishing the final round …
One look at the adorable rapture in this young girl’s face and you must have guessed that a post about today …
This is National Peanut Month, although I’m not sure why we have a national peanut month, other than to say it started …
Not that we’re admitting to anything here, but my first date with Phil lasted 24 hours—and we didn’t sleep a wink. Food, …
Tonight will be the last of a series of sessions about plant-based cooking I’ve been conducting at one of our great local …
Yep. I agree. Uh huh. Yep, yep, that is right. You are correct. Yes, organic food is more expensive than non-. Yes, …
My wonderful and hardworking book manager came up with this great list of things friends and family and fans of Blue Moon Vegetarian can …
Some time back, early in the production of Blue Moon Vegetarian, I had queried New York Times best-selling author Caroline Leavitt about …
Brunch Florentine began as a newspaper recipe full of sausage and beef. One of my readers has told me she is making …
I live in a remote area of southeast Washington State near where Idaho, Washington, and Oregon intersect, and where people are passionate …
I don’t know how cold it is where you live, but where I live it is 20 degrees below normal for this …
I’ve always loved those cookbook sections that tell you how to stock your kitchen pantry. They make it look and sound like …
Lest you thought we somehow magically gave up eating burgers once we switched to a plant-based diet, here is proof that just …
