This piece originally appeared as a post on The Stranger in Your Kitchen, my now-retired blog, in 2016. I’ve been standing here for hours, prepping food for the busy week ahead. Cleaning greens. Cooking grains. Overnight oats. Jenny Rosentrach’s ‘Basic...
This piece originally appeared in The Fresno Bee on January 31, 2020. Citrus season is here, and I’m gazing at my grapefruit tree with the usual angst. Twice a year it produces an excessive amount of fruit, rendering my yard a microcosm for the Valley – an...
There may come a time When you’ll be tired, As tired as a dream that wants to die. This is how I see my blog: a dream that wants to die. In keeping it alive, I’m fighting against many hooded blessings: motherhood, wifehood, daughterhood, employee-hood, community...