guardian angels
I have quit writing.In the past three weeks, I have given it up about seven times. The first time was when my new book contract was rejected by my favorite…
danger cake
Although research for The Book is long finished, I still get the occasional email for bizarre cake stories, like the ejaculating cake or this, the five-minute chocolate cake in a…
monsters
When my neighborhood listserv is good, it's very, very good. If you forget that your community yard sale is coming up, someone reminds you. Neighbors welcome each other and new…
magical beauties
After our annual Mother's Day brunch, with nine Millers and vonBriesens crammed together in a too-small space (which caused me to eat only half of my eggs), I took some…
stains
When the body, which is still breathing but is destined to be a body soon, lies there like a pile of clothes until he is gently turned over, when the…
let me talk about Let Me Eat Cake
I've been having lots of fun the past week or so, talking to radio hosts and reporters. Today, in fact, I'm going to tape an interview on A Chef's Table…
sometimes my husband believes what I tell him, especially now that it’s in a book
My husband picked up a very heavy and very fluorescent Key Lime Pie Cheesecake from Costco yesterday. Despite its vividness, I can tell it tastes delicious. OK, I can tell…
Re: re: re: re: The Book
I live in the city’s best middle-class neighborhood. Restaurants; ice cream parlors; knitting, book, and liquor stores; and a beautiful hairdid are all within walking distance, and the purveyors are…
autographs
I recently sold some gigantic (18" x 18") enlargements of birds on a wire—three different shots. While I was signing one of them, my extra-fine Pilot Razor Point ran out…
fact: everything dies, baby
for SheriGranny died yesterday. So did Natasha Richardson.Whenever someone famous dies, I am torn between sadness for them and their families (and even a little bit of a pang of…