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While I was at UCLA to give a talk, Norton Wise took me to a fabulous restaurant, and because of something on the menu featuring beets, we got to talking beets. He then gave me this recipe, which I love. Even people who aren’t wild about beets are wild about these beets. If you don’t want to…

I call this recipe “Aron’s dowry,” since my mate came with it and I so love it. When I met Aron, his family had remaining just a little bit of spectacular balsamic vinegar that Aron’s grandfather had made years before by accident. (He had meant to make wine.) It was unbelievable vinegar – so good…

I invented this one day in the way I usually invent recipes – by looking at what I had in the fridge and thinking about what might taste good together. I had leftover roast chicken and leftover cranberry sauce from a traditional chicken dinner, and I also happened to have some fresh dill in the…

This recipe goes out to Dan and Danny. These are super easy – so easy our son ate these for breakfast every morning for years! Below, I provide the recipe for a big batch. The mixed batter will keep in the frig for about 5 days, so you can cook them as you go, day…

Those who know me know I love to cook and to eat. Few things make me happier than starting a big pot of soup, or lying in the tub reading a cookbook. There’s a reason I spent three years designing our kitchen in East Lansing! Here’s the during and after images from that 2005 renovation: So,…

This page provides links to items that may be of use to people who have invited me to speak or are considering doing so. Cick on the item you need: one-page bio one-page bio with summary c.v. attached current speaking topics high resolution headshots and book cover images

Use the download link below to obtain a one-page bio (useful for things like speaking invitations).

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If you’d like to invite me to speak, please use my contact page. I’m always tailor my talks to suit audiences, but if you’d like a sense of what I’m generally speaking on right now, here is a sample: The Excesses of Our Successes: Challenges to free speech and open inquiry have become everyday affairs on…

This page provides high resolution photos that may be used by hosts who have arranged for me to speak at their institutions and by journalists who have interviewed me and/or gotten my permission for use. All other parties need to ask permission from me before use of the headshot images. Contact me. Photo credit for the…