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Why bother with my website? For reads and recipes.

What matters to you? For me it's forming connections with people in conversation, over fat slices of cake. Inspired by unremarkable daily encounters, I observe life through the lens of mother, daughter, and Brooklynite. In my writing, I like to tell stories of remarkable people going about their daily routines.

I enjoy bringing people together around the dinner table too. If you want a fast weeknight recipe which draws mostly from pantry ingredients, or a more-involved-but-worth-it classic Sunday lasagna, please visit my recipes.

Bookmark my site and go to it when you're hungry for a human interest story or a homey bean soup. 

Thanks!