Christiana Aretta writes a journal about food, photography, & toys.

2003 Nobel Prizewinning chemist Peter Agre, introducing his presentation at TEDxMidAtlantic.

If only my real veggies were this adorable!

Little. Chocolate. Wedgie.

A simple, quick potato side dish.

Set down a spell and help yourself to a burger… why, yes, that is the sound of banjos you hear far off in the distance…

Or, as they say in Japan, “torikku oah tsu-ee-to” ;)

Purists, beware: This recipe involves using stuff in a can.

If apple pie is made of apples and cherry pie is made of cherries, what exactly is cottage pie made of?

To rip my unsuspecting tomato (and still-producing) tomato and pepper plants out of the ground. Or not. That is the question.

Just doing my part to enable the next generation of citizen journalists.