I made peace with the cruel fact that I’d never be...

My burning desire to cook...without burning down the house

Apron Anxiety

Me, I'm Alyssa Shelasky. I'm a writer. Mostly for New York Magazine's Grub Street, but I also have a book coming out. They say I'm a bona fide member of the food universe. Although, I'm hardly a gourmet or gourmand; I don't even know the difference. Just trying to rock the apron, grow my garden, my imagination, and hopefully my recipe repertoire. And if none of that works out, I'm good with spoonfuls of Nutella, so-so Prosecco and the tough and tender life of New York City.

I made peace with the cruel fact that I’d never be quite the same again, that losing John broke me in a way that couldn’t really be rebuilt. But I came to think of heartbreak as an impetus to becoming a wiser woman, sister, friend, and writer, and, in a way, I felt chosen to have had such a healthy dose of it. Strong women don’t just happen.

Alyssa Shelasky in her excellent forthcoming memoir Apron Anxiety: My Messy Affairs In and Out of the Kitchen (via rkb)

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