From Penelope Trunk's Brazeen Careerist
How great is this photo? It’s from Penelope Trunk, who eventually in her post gets around to talking about how you can’t have a life that’s both interesting and happy. You have to choose. Or, if you don’t have the choice (each of us is born with a happiness “set point” that accounts for about 50% of our happiness level), to accept the hand you’re dealt and play it as best you can. As a writer, I’ve thought about this a lot because I am mostly happy, which seems to put me at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to material. My own assessment of my life is that it’s been interesting, but not fascinating. There must be a middle ground–even if it is no wider than a barbed wire fence. Happily (See? Happy!), I thought of someone who has a life that’s both happy and fascinating, at least by all appearances: Ree, aka The Pioneer Woman.
—Christine MacLean
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The Pioneer Woman does fabulous recipes — my favorite (so far) is Pear Clafouti at http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/11/pear-clafouti-three-ways/
I’ve made it two of the three ways that she suggests, and am trying the third this week!