I read somewhere recently that crafts and cooking are natural stress reducers. Now I know why I like to chop vegetables for hours. It takes just enough concentration to keep my brain off pressing issues (like what to write for the next The E List!), that my monkey mind takes a wee break. Crafts, not so much. When Martha Stewart Living came out twenty years ago I was newly married and enthusiastic about all things housewifely. I milk-painted unfinished wood furniture, spray-painted gourds gold, tried my hand at flower arranging. The results NEVER looked like the pictures. I quit crafts and never looked back, but I still love to cook. With so many upstart cooking classes on the Shoreline, I checked them out in the name of The E List. Here’s my list.

love,

erica

p.s. See you tomorrow at Girl’s Night Out in Essex!