a platter of vegetable picture books
Put on your bibs and lick your chops — it’s fresh veggie time! Serving up a little of summer’s bounty today in celebration of all that is green, purple, red, orange and yellow. Nothing better than the...
View Articlefriday feast: vegetable love by barbara crooker
adamlawrence212/flickr ‘Tis the season for gorgeous summer produce and I’m envious of those of you with your own vegetable gardens. At our old house, where there were fewer trees to block the sunlight...
View Articlesix happy things on a monday
1. It’s always a good day when you have pancakes for breakfast (and lunch, and dinner) ☺. My pancakes of choice remain Orangette’s Oatmeal Pancakes, a recipe she adapted from the pancakes served at...
View Articlechatting with poetry man lee bennett hopkins
Roll out the purple carpet, pass the poetry and the pizza: the one and only Lee Bennett Hopkins is here! For years and years, I’d see the name "Lee Bennett Hopkins" on dozens and dozens of book...
View Articlesummer blog break
The sun is shining, a nice breeze is blowing, and Colin Firth summer fun is calling! Going to take some time off from regular posting for a few weeks to pursue some new foodie...
View Articleillustrator chat: diane degroat on charlie the ranch dog
Charlie, overwrought with excitement Well, flap my jowls and tickle my ears! Have you ever seen a more lovable dog? Yep, it’s Charlie, easily the most famous basset hound in America. He lives with Ree...
View Articlecarl sandburg’s soup
#4 in an eclectic collection of notable noshes to whet your appetite and brighten your day. ed ed/flickr Fave writer soups: Truman Capote (Gumbo), Willa Cather (Vegetable), Bob Dylan (Split Pea),...
View Articlefriday feast: like father, like son
James Paul McCartney and his father James “Jim” McCartney at age 64. Tomorrow is Sir Paul’s birthday and Sunday is Father’s Day — what better time to feature a song Paul wrote with his dad in mind?...
View Articlea little adventure with sarah emma edmonds
It’s always fun and exciting when something you’ve read sparks your imagination and makes you want to learn more. That’s what happened when I read Carrie Jones’s new picture book biography about...
View Articlefriday feast: noshing with maya angelou
This week I’ve been dipping into Maya Angelou’s latest cookbook, Great Food, All Day Long: Cook Splendidly, Eat Smart (Random House, 2010). Inspired by her recent weight loss (35 pounds), the book...
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