Hello world, I'm back; I've changed.

By Tracy Rittmueller | February 4, 2017

It’s been 16 months –almost the duration of two full-term-pregnancies–since I left the blogosphere. It’s been an Beyond the Looking Glass wild kind of adventure. Please forgive my mysterious non-disclosure about the details behind my disappearance. I’m keeping them quiet for 2 reasons: It’s too freshly painful to recount sensibly and sensitively–memoir needs a lens of distance to achieve objectivity; And more importantly; it isn’t entirely my own story to tell. I don’t want to infringe on the personal privacy of those who have accompanied me on this journey. Most importantly:  that story isn’t what this blog is about. In the post I wrote before I left, I predicted I would …

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Farewell Dear Friends, I Now Cross the Threshold into a New Adventure

By Tracy Rittmueller | October 20, 2015

I’ve made the decision to cast myself in the role of a hero, to cross the threshold into a new adventure.

How to travel the world through books and food: I went to Tibet with Sabriye Tenberken

By Tracy Rittmueller | October 12, 2015

Have you read a book that compelled you food to sample the food described, or tasted a new cuisine to enrich your understanding of a story? I went to Tibet with Sabriye Tenberken…

Perfect Peach Cobbler, for 2, for 6 or for 12

By Tracy Rittmueller | August 24, 2015

Is there anything better than warm peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream?

How poets and artists participate in art: or, blowing off steam at The Fells

By Tracy Rittmueller | August 12, 2015

A humorous look at “Art in Nature: 2015: Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit” at The Fells in Newbury, New Hampshire.

Arugula-Radish Salad with Roasted Wild Mushrooms

By Tracy Rittmueller | August 8, 2015

This salad looks and tastes gourmet, but requires no special skills and is easy and quick to prepare.

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Oscar's Burritos in Boxborough, MA is worth going out of your way for!

By Tracy Rittmueller | July 23, 2015

Looking for a restaurant near Concord, or Harvard, Massachusetts? Traveling on I495 between Lowell and Marlborough? I highly recommend Oscar’s Burritos.

The Fibromyalgia Mystery is NOT Solved: How to Identify Yellow Journalism

By Tracy Rittmueller | July 14, 2015

A close reading of the “news” reveals that much of what we take for fact, is at best an entertaining opinion, often misleading, and sometimes harmful propaganda.

Arugula, Fennel, Red Pepper and Gruyére Frittata

By Tracy Rittmueller | June 16, 2015

It takes10 minutes to whip up a scrumptious frittata from refrigerator leftovers. Here’s how:

An A-to-Z Litany: Z is for Zebra

By Tracy Rittmueller | May 31, 2015

A list poem in grateful praise for creation, A-Z.