Snowbound February 22, 2023admin Comment After an unusually warm and snowless first half of February, we are in the midst of a three-day “snow event” with 12-20 inches [...]
Shrove Tuesday Pancakes February 20, 2023admin Comment Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday is tomorrow. Shrovetide (the three days before Ash Wednesday) was originally a time of penitence but [...]
Fourth of July July 3, 2021July 6, 2021admin Comment The Fourth of July is the perfect time to turn back the clock to those days when everyone–farmers, merchants, bankers, girls, boys and [...]
Peaches July 1, 2021admin Comment The good peach season is short—so now is the time to make those succulent pies, cobblers, drinks, ice-cream or just to stand over [...]
Remembering Dad June 19, 2021June 19, 2021admin Comment It’s been 9 years since I have had an earthly father, but the one I had was a very special man. With Father’s [...]
Modern Family Cook Book by Meta Given May 20, 2021admin Comment When people learn that I have over 2000 cookbooks in my collection, they sometimes ask if I cook out of all of them, [...]
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” [...]