Category: Food

A Dry January, All Year Long.

Posted on
Jan 22, 2024
 
Posted in: Food, Personal Essay

People keep reminding me it is January. I consider this an act of aggression. I keep writing “October” on all my checks. I also keep writing 1997. I also keep writing checks? What the hell is even going on with January, anyway? How can a January ever possibly feel normal? The year just started; the…

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Invisible Pie Labor.

Posted on
Nov 21, 2023
 

It’s the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and as holidays bear down upon us, I find myself repeating the same refrain again and again: You do not need to make pumpkin pie from scratch. You do not need to make anything from scratch. You do not need to recreate a family recipe passed down for generations. Your…

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You Do Not Need to Make a Pumpkin Pie From Scratch. Ever.

Posted on
Nov 21, 2022
 
Posted in: Food

I need to tell you something. Something very important. Are you sitting down? It’s not strictly necessary. You can stand if you want. Do you need a pen? I guess you don’t need one of those, either. This isn’t a particularly long message. Are you ready? Okay. You don’t need to make a pumpkin pie…

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My Husband’s Pandemic Hobby.

Posted on
Apr 13, 2021
 

Look, I am going to confess something, and as I do, please, please, please do not hurl anything heavy, because odds are, due to the pandemic and the ubiquity of the internet, we will not be in the same room, and it will not hit me. You’re just going to destroy your own computer or…

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