Remembering Dad
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
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Modern Family Cook Book by Meta Given
When people learn that I have over 2000 cookbooks in my collection, they sometimes ask if I cook out of all of them,
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The Incredible, Edible Egg
I really like the jingle the Egg Board is using to promote eggs, “The incredible, edible egg.” Not only is it catchy, it’s
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St Patrick’s Day
“What joyous Feasting winter brings, what benign satisfaction! The senses purr with delight”—James Beard As a cook, I love the winter with its
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Cooking 1991
Over the years, my mother occasionally wrote poetry…some good and some quite clever. My father put her poems together and produced a book
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Ides of March
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”
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The Art Of Cooking
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
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Budget Cooking
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
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Shrove Tuesday
Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Shrovetide (the three days before Ash Wednesday) was originally a time of penitence but became instead
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Valentine’s Day Two
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
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