I grew up in an all-female family - two sisters and a mostly single mother - and we often bonded, in part, by disparaging men and feeling superior to them. Kate Christensen bonddisparagefamily Change image and share on social
Most of all, I love unfussy, unpretentious, simple food made with excellent ingredients. If I'm a snob, it's about quality, not cuisine. Kate Christensen cuisineexcellentfood Change image and share on social
Littlenecks and cherrystones are chewy and sweet on the half shell with mignonette, served raw. But a well-cooked clam is a toothsome, tender thing, full of that magical stuff known as clam liquor. Kate Christensen cherrystonechewyclam Change image and share on social
I wrote my first novel in eighth grade for a boy named Kenny on whom I had an unrequited crush and who sat behind me in social studies. Kate Christensen boycrusheighth Change image and share on social
Broccoli, when overboiled, produces a sulfuric stench that causes children to gag the instant they enter the house. Kate Christensen broccolichildenter Change image and share on social
It's interesting to try to imagine how early humans discovered what was edible and what wasn't. Who figured out that when you cooked stinging nettles, the sting would go away completely? How many people had to die before the relative toxicity of wild mushrooms became widely known? Kate Christensen completelycookdie share on social
Now that I'm 50 and respectably settled in New England and markedly happier and more contented than I was in my youth, I modestly hope there's time to realize some of my youthful goals before I croak, but I'll take what I can get. Kate Christensen contentcroakengland share on social
David Levi is a teacher as well as a chef, and, like most teachers, he loves to talk. Kate Christensen chefdavidlevi Change image and share on social
Across the Atlantic, in the scattered, far-flung, rural settlements of colonial America, hospitality had become a central concern, and hostesses, like peacocks displaying their iridescent plumage, tried to outdo one another with their creative food displays. Kate Christensen americaatlanticcentral share on social
I left New York in 2009 when I fell in love with someone who had a farmhouse in New Hampshire... Portland, Maine, felt like the inevitable place for us. Kate Christensen fallfarmhousefelt Change image and share on social