Let’s go back in time. About a month ago, I was living in Hudson, New York, and working like a madwoman in order to finish the sixth print issue of the startup magazine where I worked. The ...
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It’s, uh, been a while. Anyone still out there? Is this thing on? Bueller? (Sorry.) So I haven’t written here in more than a year. That feels strange. I started this blog back in 2005,...
My last day of work at Cook’s Illustrated was on a Monday. On Tuesday, Greg and I drove to Maine. We spent a day in Portland, where we ate oysters and lobster rolls, house-made charcuter...
Last weekend I rented a cargo van and drove to Malden with my friend Mary to pick up the last of my things from Matt’s storage unit: A big cherry-wood desk and matching chair, given to me by ...
There was Christmas. I roasted lamb . My brother and I grilled oysters . My mother and I made toast out of brioche baked by my talented colleague, Andrew . We may or...
On December evenings when I was a girl, my father and I would drive around town looking for the best (read: most garish) Christmas decorations. The more light, the more color, the more porches a...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/12/whole-wheat-chocolate-chip-cookies.html
Hi, friends. I have a couple things I'd like to share. First: I know that this may be a shocker, but I do occasionally write about topics that aren’t cooking- or sense-of-smell-relat...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/11/an-article-interview-event.html
I could write about a lot of things. Some things are right in front of me: a mug of hot coffee, a warm scone, the wilting basil plant I’m desperately trying to keep alive. My table is p...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/11/roasted-sweet-potatoes-fresh-figs.html
I’ve written a little about my job here on this blog. A bit here . A bit there . But not too much. I’ve never really given you the details. And this month, the details came together i...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-science-of-good-cooking.html
A few weeks ago in Maine I cooked the hell out of some pork butt. That’s right. Pork butt. And peaches. On the grill. In less than an hour. If summer has to end, we might as well send...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/09/grilled-pork-and-peaches.html
Seven years ago today I was hit by a car while jogging. I broke my pelvis, tore the tendons in my left knee, fractured the back of my skull—and, as a result, lost my sense of smell . For a...
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I walk to work each morning, an hour-long trek along the Charles River, over the BU Bridge, winding through the manicured lawns and vine-wrapped homes lining certain streets in Brookline. It...
A little last-minute heads up for you local Boston folk: I’m doing a reading tonight (Thursday, August 16) at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. 7pm. Would love to see you there!
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I made another wedding cake. This time, for my mother. She and Charley were married last Saturday at their house up in Maine. (Well, they weren't “married,” not really, if we�...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/08/an-outlaw-wedding_12.html
I spent a good part of this week trying to write a post about dating. Because, hey! I’ve been dating! Slowly. Cautiously. But dating all the same. The first date I went on in five years too...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/07/ottolenghis-soba-with-mango-and-eggplant.html
As I write, I’m in Maine. I drove up to the little house owned by my mom and Charley on Friday after work. They are out of town and needed someone to water their plants. It’s only an ho...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/06/gingered-strawberry-rhubarb-pie.html
Thanks to all who entered the paperback giveaway. I loved reading all of your comments. Though I’ve picked winners (thanks, random.org!), please do continue to tell us about your favorite s...
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It’s been just about a year since Season to Taste was published here in the U.S. And what a year it’s been. All the travel . All the people . All the nice things that have been said....
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I’ve been busy. There was Berlin . Before that: Philadelphia and Newburyport . After: Austin, Texas, and then up to Maine. Call it distraction, escape, vacation, whathaveyou. I won’t de...
The last time I was in Germany I was with Matt. It was 2008. I had just been laid-off from my job as a newspaper reporter in California . He was working as a journalist in France. We spent a...
I spent Sunday morning reading. I don’t yet have a bookcase in my new apartment , so my books are stacked against the walls. In some ways this is a bother: I have to pull my chosen novel out o...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/04/canal-house-ginger-spice-cake-with.html
In the last few weeks, I’ve tried to write about many things. Seared fennel things. Roasted pork chop things. Whole wheat chocolate chip cookie things. Cooking things. Eating things. The thing...
http://mollysmadeleine.blogspot.com/2012/04/three-feet-ahead.html