The Crabby Cook - by Jessica Harper

My friend Lynn is a genius.

Lynn is a fabulous cook, who often (if not always) enjoys cooking. But she (like the crabbier cooks among us) has a family that can be annoying to feed. She told me that, during one especially gnarly phase, her son was a vegan, her older daughter was a pescatarian and her toddler would eat nothing but white toast. Lynn herself is fond of lamb chops, so her dinner hour was often a three-ring circus. Read More

I am SO throwing a Twitter Party!

At first I was dubious about a Twitter Party. It just seemed, so, ya know, virtual. But then I thought about it. You can invite literally everyone in the world, and you don’t have to feed them! You can attend the party in your pajamas with your teeth unbrushed, and you don’t have to iron your napkins! No searching in the garage for the ice bucket or assigning a designated driver for Aunt Lucy! No post-party guacamole stains on the carpet!

This is my kind of event.

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