The International Academy of Culinary Professionals has nominated MAD HUNGRY for an award in the “Children, Youth & Family” category. For all of you MH-ers that are not familiar with IACP, a nomination and award from this prestigious institution is said to be the cookbook equivalent to the Golden Globes. Exciting News!! For the first time… View Article

We’re down one soccer player and dog walker but up a french toast maker (first time, not bad). He actually followed the sub recipe in the MH stuffed french toast recipe. It took two hours to make and his version of clean-up doesn’t exactly match mine but—baby steps folks, baby steps (in more ways than… View Article

they eat always and cook sometimes

This young Quinn son along with a brother or two (and possibly a Popalops phone-in) will join me on Eatdrink today 4:00 EST on the radio at Sirius 112/XM 157. If you don’t subscribe I believe you can trial listen on line. Just check it out at http://www.sirius.com/. These are the subjects of Mad Hungry… View Article

http://www.youtube.com/get_player Our young boy puppy Steve joins his 13 year old chocolate lab sister Koko underfoot while I cook. Thankfully they also force me out for long early morning walks everyday too.

I arrived home to the the incredible aroma of the crunchy sesame chicken wings, (MH p. 126) wafting thought the hallways before I even opened the apartment door.  It’s so funny (especially to those of you who may have heard my tour talks) that my husband was so proud to say that he’d actually followed… View Article

Early morning flight to Salt Lake City–beautiful, dramatic descent over the Wasatch mountains. Morning TV and a tour of Park City before final signing at The Kings English book store: cozy and cool, another great vibe indie book store alive and well as a thriving community center. Dinner, champagne toast and reflections on the most… View Article

The first thing you realize AND everyone tells you when you arrive in Denver is to be mindful of the altitude. At 5,280 elevation above sea level you need to get acclimated, meaning beware of dehydration, lack of sleep, dizziness and shortness of breath. Lovely–on city 24 of this 25 city tour I’m already trying… View Article

Changing Hands book store in Tempe AZ is one of the most amazing independent bookstores I’ve ever seen! The collection is extraordinary and the staff same too. Knowledgeable, kind, opinionated (in a good way)–a community place just vibing good literary vibes all around. Thanks to Rachel for her creative book pick for me which I’m… View Article

This is yet another American city I’ve never been to with its own flavor and style just like the others. And, it has the most amazing weather too (ok I get why people come here for the winter). Today high 69–chilly in the morning and no humidity. Glorious citrus trees are growing all over the… View Article

Coffee happy hour is a good idea. Leave it to Seattle to have it. And, since it happens in the crumpet shop near Pike Place market it’s impossible to pass up. Crumpets with tart gooseberry jam. One of the things you notice about Washington state immediately, food-wise is all the fruit; berries and apples and… View Article

http://www.youtube.com/get_playerhttp://www.youtube.com/get_playerk I’m always asked what my favorite recipe is in Mad Hungry which is a little like asking which is my favorite son: IMPOSSIBLE. And, been musing on all these cities we’ve been visiting too–so far which is my favorite? UNFAIR CAUSE ALL HAVE SOMETHING. But, truth be told, I’d move to San Francisco in… View Article

After a great morning interview at L.A.’s NPR show Good Food with Evan Kleinman (such a smart interviewer) we headed down to Irvine for another TV taping. Fortunately my straight up L.A, breakfast of a greenfood smoothie left me hankering for lunch and we had plenty of time to do so. So while D.C. is… View Article

Bad picture but really good meal. Once again, have landed in a city which I haven’t spent much time in so I’m genuinely excited. From the airport straight to dinner at Osteria Mozza, Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton’s Italian restaurant and next door pizzaria, www.mozza-LA.COM. We sat sat at the mozzarella bar, beautiful white marble,… View Article

We are definitely packing in as much culture and wondering as possible as we wind our way through the cities of the MH book tour. So, here’s one cool thing I learned. Everyone always assumes we named our first born son after the artist, Alexander Calder, best known for inventing the modern art mobile but,… View Article

One thing about Dayton, Ohio: I met Tricia who has a great blog http://onceamonthmom.com/. It’s new to me but I love it. Today she ran a cookbook giveaway for MH and, after reading the comments left, I am all the more focused on the mission of this book. After many travels, signings, interviews etc–it’s easy… View Article

Great to visit Midwestern Culinary academy, meet cool anchor Tanya O’Rourke at The Scripp’s affiliate and visit with Rob and Sheila at Fox this am. Michaels in Dayton, thanks for the cocktail signing (always a good thing: cocktails at a book signing) and Books & Co, pictured above did the best in store promotion for… View Article

Arrived in Cincinnati with a couple rare hours to spare which meant my traveling companion AKA all around explorer took us to the Art Museum which was closed so we ended up at the Serpentine wall along the Ohio river. See, I wear clogs for cooking–not for walking or pseudo-hiking yet he had us on… View Article

Date with hubby at fav steak restaurant in the neighb: Porterhouse at the Time Warner center. Started with the most perfect martini’s. I had Lamb chops, he had Rib-eye but the thing that always slays me (besides the martini) is the onions rings: buttermilk, fried–THE best in NYC. And, the creamed spinach is essence of…. View Article