Who knows what cookie recipe I baked for that particular meeting. I’ll guess something with coconut. Every once in a blue moon, I’ll crave coconut. The taste is alluring because …
On a mission from God | Mimi’s Vegetable Soup
While growing up, I observed the lady of the house next door to be a person of distinction. She was willowy and elegant, erudite and well-dressed. Her voice smacked of …
Bless It | Hoppin’ John
The day after Christmas, my granddaughter Elodie and I cooked a menu of her design for the family. When tucked into bed that night, she said to her mother, “I …
Son By Another Mother | Whole Branzino Roasted in Salt
I never thought much about a son-in-law until I got one. We were deep into our small town life as usual when Ben Weprin showed. He and our daughter …
Serendipity Shag | Seared Mushrooms with Garlic and Thyme
On the occasion of the solar eclipse, a fortune teller posed doubtfully in front of a disc jockey bumping Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart. As I sat on …
Ms Cook Reviews How to Set A Table | Paella Bowl
What in the name of Sam Hill’s grandmama’s silver is needed by the generations to come? One insurance executive commented that “technology is developing so fast that autonomous vehicles …