Leah Eskin writes about food and oth­er press­ing mat­ters. For almost thir­ty years, her award-win­ning col­umn ​“Home on the Range” ran in the Chica­go Tri­bune and oth­er news­pa­pers. She is the author of the mem­oir Slices of Life: A Food Writer Cooks Through Many a Conun­drum. Best­selling cook­book author Meat­head Gold­wyn dubs Eskin ​“the poet lau­re­ate of recipes.” Bak­ing diva Dorie Greenspan calls her work ​“smart, hon­est, lit­er­ate, and fun­ny – very fun­ny.” Eskin writes the dessert col­umn for Mid­west Liv­ing mag­a­zine and is the own­er of Crum­ble Hand­made Pas­try. She lives in Chica­go with her hus­band and their choco­late Lab, Milo. You can reach her at lea​h​e​skin​.com.