The Incredible, Edible Egg April 1, 2021March 15, 2021admin Comment I really like the jingle the Egg Board is using to promote eggs, “The incredible, edible egg.” Not only is it catchy, it’s [...]
St Patrick’s Day March 17, 2021March 15, 2021admin Comment “What joyous Feasting winter brings, what benign satisfaction! The senses purr with delight”—James Beard As a cook, I love the winter with its [...]
Cooking 1991 March 16, 2021March 16, 2021admin Comment Over the years, my mother occasionally wrote poetry…some good and some quite clever. My father put her poems together and produced a book [...]
Ides of March March 14, 2021March 16, 2021admin Comment Tomorrow is the ides of March, the very ides that were Julius Caesar’s undoing. For those of you that don’t know what “ides” [...]
The Art Of Cooking March 10, 2021admin Comment I opened a 1941 copy of The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer. The fly leaf had a hand-written note that [...]
Budget Cooking March 4, 2021admin Comment I’ve taken a good look at the prices of food at the grocery store and decided that it’s time to write a column [...]
Shrove Tuesday February 15, 2021February 15, 2021admin Comment Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Shrovetide (the three days before Ash Wednesday) was originally a time of penitence but became instead [...]
Valentine’s Day Two February 14, 2021admin Comment Today is Valentine’s Day, but since we are really economizing around here and because of Covid-19, we will be at home celebrating. I [...]
President’s Day February 14, 2021admin Comment I’m so old I can remember when we got two days off school in February; one on the 12th for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday [...]
Valentine’s Day February 14, 2021admin Comment Today is Valentine’s Day. If you’re looking for something special to celebrate, I think candy’s dandy. And you can whip up some homemade [...]