betty ming liu

Best-ever easy recipe for vegan mac & cheese

betty ming liu — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:44:12 +0000

Take heart, you sad gluten-free-dairy-free slobs. It’s now possible to enjoy mac & cheese. Start by throwing away the soy cheese and rice cheese, which are udderly pointless (haha!). Instead, get Daiya, a vegan alternative that finally melts and stretches in a convincing way. Daiya is made from tapioca and arrowroot flours. The addition of [...]

Should I look for love?

betty ming liu — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:30:16 +0000

I always love puttering around my cozy house in stormy weather. With today’s rain and thunder pounding outside, I was totally content to cook, vacuum and do laundry. But as I sit here now at a clean desk with my little dog at my feet while Barbra Streisand wails about love on the boom box, [...]

Making my peace with covering hard news

betty ming liu — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:38:38 +0000

In my first round with journalism as an old school reporter, I HATED hard news. This was back in the early ’80s and ’90s. Running out there to cover the scene of whatever, chasing tough issues — no thank you. But guess what I do now as a reporter in the digital age. Yes. If [...]

5 reasons why you need to blog

betty ming liu — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:01:00 +0000

Unfortunately, I know too many talented, smart people who are sitting home unemployed or underemployed. Oh, if only they would blog! Launching this website has made me quite marketable. In one case, I was hired for a teaching gig within 24 hours of sending out my initial query email, which was amazing. I’ll bet some [...]

Best Mother’s Day gift of 2012

betty ming liu — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:40:43 +0000

I recently discovered the secret to a better relationship with my daughter: unconditional love. Ouch — do you know how hard it is to give her that when I’ve been raised with success-obsessed values?! What a challenge to let go of personal expectations so that my 17-year-old baby can find herself. It’s especially hard because [...]