So, I had a number of people ask to hear about what life in Germany was like, so I thought I’d briefly talk about it. My husband (who is half-French, half-German) and I lived there from 2009 to 2012. We were actually in Bayern (a.k.a. Bavaria) right beside the borders with Austria and Switzerland. That […]
So, for those of you who actually found Friday’s post interesting, read on. For those of you who want me to get off my d*** soapbox already, then…you’ll probably want to stop reading now–‘cos it’s about to get REAL. 😉 Seriously, though, ever since I saw the film FOOD, INC., I’ve been on a crazy […]
So, this is one of those random topic posts that I’m writing because I’ve had enough people email me about it that it warrants its own post… But I warn you. I’m about to get on a soapbox and tell a looooooooooong story. It’s just that this is a topic very near and ear to my […]
5 out of 5 stars. In honor of the coming Thanksgiving (and impeding over-indulgence), I thought I’d recommend a slightly different sort of book than my usual YA/MG recs. Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food is…well, shocking. And disturbing. But good–very good. It changed my life and led to a complete overhaul of how I cooked, […]
COOOOKIES!! Yes, today’s prizes are Fabulous Food — specifically, Fabulous Brain Food. Don’t forget to enter the giveaways for Day #1, Day #2, or Day #3. Lots of swag for my readers and friends! You have the whole week & weekend to enter each day’s giveaway, and all winners will be announced next week. Learn […]