Laura

Here are some things about me that you should know:

1. I cook all the time. The chance that I follow a recipe exactly are slim to none. One notable exception is the recipe for Baker's One Bowl Brownies. Because, hello, you don't screw with perfection.

2. I read. A lot. I try to keep a healthy mix of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, cookbooks, essays, and Harry Potter, and I always need suggestions for what's next.

3. I am mom to two totally neurotic cats, Kitty and Daily. I love them so much I have paid more for their medical bills since my graduation than mine. This is a fact that worries me a little bit, but ultimately, I feel good about.

That's pretty much it. Every once in a while, I go somewhere exciting (like Ireland, pictured behind me and my donut), but mostly, I enjoy life from Chicago (where the donuts are, in fact, nuts), where I transplanted myself from Pittsburgh two years ago. Check out the Pages, check out the Plates, and tell me what I should read and cook next!