pat willard

Magazine Articles
Politics and Barbeque from the Huffinton Report
How barbeque makes the democratic process so much more bearable
A Personal Investigation
NEW WORK: Excerpt from The Reluctant Bride
How a young woman grew up through a long marriage
A Culinary Travelogue
A Pie Memoir
From Pie Every Day
Getting through life with pies
Culinary History
From Secrets of Saffron: The Vagabond Life of the World's Most Seductive Spice
How saffron journeyed from the Middle East and captured the world
Invalid Cooking
From A Soothing Broth
Exploring the old-fashion recipes used to feed the sick at home

My Works

Politics and Barbeque from the Huffinton Report
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pat-willard/politics-and-bbq_b_63198.html

NEW WORK:
Excerpt from The Reluctant Bride

Part I--In which our lovers meet, fall in love, part, and marry.

Part II--In which our lovers begin a life together and try to start their careers.

NEW WORK:
Excerpt from America Eats! On the Road with the WPA: The Fish Fries, Box Supper Socials and Chitlin' Feasts that Define Real American Food.

Traveling through the country today with the remnants of the Federal Writer Projects' (1935-1941) manuscript, and looking for real American food.

From Pie Every Day
"Pies at the Bar Ten"


From A Soothing Broth
"A Trembling in the Head--Headaches, Dizziness, Fainting, Fevers."

MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Essays and articles that have appeared in Brooklyn Bridge Magazine, Garden Design , and New York Newsday.

"When Work Invades the Home"
The uncounted blessings of women working from home.

"Going on a Poseiden Adventure"
How to greet your 40th birthday with very public flare.

"The Good Dogs of Bad Men"
Raising a teenage son