food for thought

Dear Readers, When I first started this blog, I was a poor post-college student living on a pitiful non-profit salary. Penny Pinching Epicure was about how to make delicious food on a really tight budget. Over the last few years …

I know, I haven’t posted in a really long time. But if I was going to take forever to get up a new post, isn’t gluten-free, dairy-free pumpkin pie a nice one to leave up there? 🙂 Things have been …

Eat, Write, Retreat was an amazingly wonderful experience. I met so many cool people, and I really learned a lot. One thing in particular has stuck with me since the conference, and I’ve been thinking about it a lot. During the …

I am constantly inspired by the power and passion of the blogging community, a community to which I am honored and humbled to belong. We rally around each other. Last September, when Ivory Hut’s house burned down and her family …

Wow. I just finished an amazing weekend at my first food blogger conference, Eat, Write, Retreat! I learned so much and met so many wonderful people, and it’s going to take me some time to digest it all (pun intended. …

Next month, I will have the privilege to attend my first food blogger conference: Eat, Write, Retreat! And it’s right here in DC! I can’t begin to describe how excited I am. When I has no idea how big the …

Dear Readers, As we wind down 2010, I wanted to share some good news–while AK and I were away on vacation this week, he proposed! We were at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA (the site of our first trip together). As …

I have a love-hate relationship with food. I don’t think most of my friends know there is a “hate” side to my relationship with food. I’m an avid food blogger. I’m always trying new dishes, new foods, new ingredients. I’ll …

Dear Readers, I can’t believe it’s been a year since my first post. When I started writing, I had no idea how much I’d love sharing my thoughts and recipes, or if anyone would even read them! It’s certainly been …