“Today, almost all of the personal blogs that began in the early aughts are gone, but Smitten Kitchen remains. Not only does it remain: it thrives; it grows.” — ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — When Deb Perelman started her blog "Smitten," back in 2003, it was really just a lark: a platform where she could mouth off and vent her twentysomething angst. "I was living in New ...

On "Smitten Kitchen," her 5-year-old food blog, Deb Perelman often writes about cooking recipes from cookbooks and other blogs. Even when she adjusts ingredients or methods, Perelman is punctilious ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Deb Perelman: It started as a life blog, back in 2003 when blogging was a little newer and you didn’t have to ...

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