The extraordinary Judith Jones

While I wrote almost nothing in 2025, I read incessantly. One activity feeds the other, of course, so perhaps 2026 will find me beyond the painful slump as I really would like to refer to myself as a “writer” once again, authentically. I’ll begin the road back by telling you about two books I read, […]

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James Beard on almost everything

I received James Beard’s Love and Kisses and a Halo of Truffles as a gift about a decade ago, when I was deep into Julia Child and M. F. K. Fisher. All this time, it had sat there patiently on the shelf. About two weeks ago, in search of a change, I picked it up, […]

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