Hi, thanks for stopping by. I am a journalist, chef and writing instructor. I'm also a debut author: My memoir, How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love and Plenty will be published by Penguin Random House in January, 2025.

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“Food stories run through our bloodlines like rivers through forests, always moving forward, flowing toward the future, curving and changing.”

From the Stack | Field & Pantry

Want to live to 100? 

Me too. These beans are a start 

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I love to work with other writers! Develop your skills in a supportive, interactive setting, whether in a group class or one-on-one.

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A chef at the desk, a writer in the kitchen. Musings, recipes, updates

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upcoming book

How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love and Plenty

After a chance encounter with a perfect bowl of borscht in Warsaw, a writer sets out to trace her culinary lineage chapter by chapter, plate by plate.

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