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What is nutritional psychiatry? For starters, it’s delicious
How to eat for a better mood, according to the experts.
HEALTHYISH at BON APPÉTIT
A widow’s food guide to grief
Neighbors will bring lasagna, but comfort food isn't comforting yet.
THE WASHINGTON POST
how to stack and decorate a layer cake without an architecture degree
Because it should look as good as it tastes.
BON APPÉTIT
If you like reese’s, you’ll go wild for buckeyes
A chocolate cake that celebrates mothers — lost and found
A reflection on loss and grief—and the untold power of a mother-knows-best birthday cake.
FOOD52
THE CONDOLENCES END. BEING A WIDOW DOESN’T
The second year without my husband is in some ways harder than the first.
THE WASHINGTON POST
The bread I still can't bear to bake
Some people say grief is bitter, but I say it is nutty whole-wheat flavored, slightly sweet with molasses.
MODERN LOSS
Our double-widowed i love you
Goodbye used to mean until later that day. But for my fiancé and me, respective tragedies have rewired our brains.
MODERN LOSS
focaccia’s rising all over d.c.
The spongy Italian flatbread is enjoying renewed popularity at both new and established bakeries, Italian markets, pizza shops, and upscale restaurants.
EATER
WHERE TO BUY BETTER EASTER CANDY
Tracking down imported chocolate, macarons, and Sour Watermelon Peeps.
EATER
D.C.’s Go-to bakeries for fresh loaves of bread
From sweet cranberry walnut to extra-crusty levain.
EATER
How to Use a pastry bag
Don't just sing "Happy Birthday" or "I Love You." Write it.
FOOD52
how to temper chocolate in the microwave
Let your microwave do more than reheat dinner.
FOOD52
the best ways to store fresh herbs
A lesson on keeping your fresh herbs fresh.
FOOD52
the taste of grief
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