This past weekend I attended a lecture by best-selling author Michael Pollan at nearby Elmhurst College. Pollan, a science journalist, is best known for his writing about food and agriculture, including the books The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which is about how our food is raised, and In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, which is about [...]
 
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Today we have a guest post from my 9 year old daughter, Zuzu. Like many kids her age, Zuzu is a devoted fan of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. She has read every installment in the best-selling series multiple times and eagerly looks forward to the release of each new volume. Imagine her [...] One of the most interesting experiences I had at BlogHer ’12 was a chance to interview Karen Berner, the Food Editor of Taste of Home magazine. Published by Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home showcases the food and recipes of home cooks like you and me. To that I say, “Right on!” I love it when [...] Today’s post is part of the From Left to Write online book club. The idea of this book club is not to write a book review, per se, but rather to write a post in which the blogger connects the book to an experience from her own life. September’s book is the new biography Cleopatra: [...] |
   
 
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