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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President’s Day
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
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Valentine’s Day
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
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Around the World at Home Part 1
We thought when we retired from running a bed and breakfast that we would enjoy some traveling at last. Well, like many of
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Downtown Minneapolis Memories
Anyone growing up in the Twin City area during the 1950’s may remember the magical downtown of Minneapolis at Christmastime. The Christmas song
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Planes
What was I thinking? Have you ever looked back at a life situation and asked yourself that question? I was reminded of my
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Raspberries
Can you have too many fresh raspberries? No! But I came close one year for the first time when I bought 10 quarts
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