Cooking with Wolves (Or, Keeping the Wolf Away from the Door)
There’s a whining at the threshold, There’s a scratching at the floor. To work! To work! In Heaven’s name! The …
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Cracking the Crock-Pot Code: One-Pot Meals
On a deeper level it [cucina povera] reflects a necessary philosophy that is common in all cultures: making do with …
Puglia: A Culinary Memoir
Santa Claus flat out forgot me this year. I knew instantly that the jolly old elf passed me by when …
Prosecco Mi Amore
Like Rodney Dangerfield, makers of Prosecco want more respect. If you respect Prosecco, take a little journey over to “Italian …
Top 10 Food Trends for 2009 — According to the Food Channel
[Note: This post is a bit of a rant in reaction to the Food Channel list of trends for 2009.] …
Saint Stephen’s / Boxing Day and Some Ancient Truths About Social Class and Food
[Note: I wrote this for Boxing Day of 2008, but it still says what needs to be said.] The day …
Plum Pudding & Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Christmas Message, 1944
During the Roosevelt years. FDR spent time talking to the American people via radio; these became his famous “Fireside Chats.” …
George Washington’s Christmas Brunch, 1769
Happy/Merry Christmas/Hannukah/Holiday Season/Winter Solstice and a wonderful, hope-filled New Year. A big “Thank You” to each and every one of …
Las Posadas and Christmas in Mexico (Part 2)
(Continued from December 23, 2008 …) What a feast lay there on the other side of the heavy wooden door, …
Las Posadas and Christmas in Mexico
After the Day of the Dead, the weeks flew by, disappearing into the ether, gone without a trace. A certain …
