OUR MOTHER DIDN’T cook. To be more specific, our mother was something of a spectacle in the kitchen, cooking a few things, always as dramatically a possible. The simple stuff eluded her: a chop, a … [Read more...] about In the Kitchen, Cooking Up Memoir
Cooking Up a Dog Tale
THERE ARE SOME phrases we hope never to utter. We all have them, and since they are unutterable I won’t list them, nope, except this one, which I can now say aloud, head raised, even making eye … [Read more...] about Cooking Up a Dog Tale
Food Memoir: Finding Story Amid Recipes
RECIPES ARE POWERFUL storytellers. Never was this point driven home to me like when I first encountered the Hart Family Round Robin Newsletter, a tradition of my mother-in-law’s and her seven … [Read more...] about Food Memoir: Finding Story Amid Recipes
Who Are You? Well, That all Depends
AS SOMEONE WHO has previously purchased Aristotle, you might like…” Thus began a recent email from Amazon.com. I’m thinking of printing it out and pinning it to my dress to wear while I watch The … [Read more...] about Who Are You? Well, That all Depends
My Burger or Burrito Genetics
BURGER OR BURRITO? Which are you? Maybe you didn’t know that all people can be divided along these culinary categories. They can. Grab something to munch on while I explain it all to you. … [Read more...] about My Burger or Burrito Genetics
A Havest Tale of Remembrance
IT IS OCTOBER, the harvest, that great time for taking stock. Me? I’m grateful for many things, particularly the friendship and love of Margaret, my only sibling. We didn’t always see things the … [Read more...] about A Havest Tale of Remembrance
