Two months ago, I was approached by a global cookbook publisher to write a vegetarian keto cookbook. Ever the skeptic, I was suspicious because I’m neither vegetarian nor keto. Surely they must be aware...?

When they inferred that they’d vetted my credentials, and felt I would be a great fit for this concept, I thought, “I guess Beyoncé must be unavailable.” Then they shared that they’ve published over 4,000 books; and, every last one is profitable. How? Lots and lots of data.

This whole meal planning thing is getting out of hand and I’m calling B.S. We have a Facebook group called The Dinkdom (if you haven’t joined, please do!). Last week, I polled members to see if anyone is successfully planning their meals. I specified that for purposes of this poll, meal planning meant “making all your meals at the beginning of the week, parsing out the portions, and actually eating what you planned to eat when you planned to eat it.”

Sometimes a product grabs hold of you and it becomes your singular focus. For me, at least right now, it’s dough. Correction – prepared dough!! Give me a store-bought pie crust, a can of biscuits, or a sheet of puff pastry, and I’ll tilt my head, curl my lips into a smile, and nod with blissful satisfaction. You know how you have that one friend who’s obsessed with burgers? They’ll put nacho cheese sauce on just the right ratio of chorizo and ground short rib, and top it with pickled jalapenos… Then they’ll text you about a cordon bleu chicken burger with seared ham and melted swiss cheese. Spoiler alert. Th