PeKu Publications

I wrote my very first Think Tasty recipe in June 2007. Since then, I have written 874 more. I also have written restaurant reviews, chef interviews, random food thoughts, and more.
Over its lifespan Think Tasty’s team has ebbed and flowed. In the beginning, the writing was done solely by me. When PeKu became a bigger company, I added other writers and different food topics. Along with my team of writers, we conducted chef interviews...

It’s the holiday season, which is my favorite time of year. In the past I’ve written about my love of all things December. However, 2020 has had a nice way of putting a damper on some of that excitement.
As an empty nester with four adult children in their own homes and my husband and I in a short-term rental, I knew that Christmas would be different this year. I was fine with not having our usual decorations nor having the kids come home. We planned...

My dad is a fan of colloquial phrases. I can’t even begin to count the number that he used regularly throughout my childhood. I do remember giggling (out of Dad’s earshot) with my brothers over which phrase he might use next.
“He’s going to say something about the southbound end of a northbound . . .”...

For the past four years I have been living a semi-empty nester life. As my daughter, Sam, was away at college, it was just my husband and I at home for most of the year. With her senior year ending this spring, I knew that she would find a job, get her...