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Fundamental Human Rights
To paraphrase from a NH State senator speaking yesterday, "The most fundamental human right, and I know you all agree with me, is ( Read more... ) -
For Cod and Country
I love the planet. I also love seafood. The New England Aquarium has spent the last two years trying to teach me how to do both. Sustainable seafood is a sensible concept. Seek out seafood that is raised, caught or harvested in a way that allows the species to flourish and does as little collateral damage as possible to the surrounding species ( Read more... ) -
To My Son on His Six and a Half Birthday
Things I never knew about boys ( Read more... ) -
Dear John Letter
The Party’s Over ( Read more... ) -
Street Food
The cookbook I picked this week is Street Food by Rose Grant. It is a thin paperback book published back in 1988, and I may have had it almost that long. As one might guess from the title, it contains over 100 recipes of food sold from vending carts and stands from around the world. It is filled with interesting little stories about street ( Read more... ) -
Finger Food Doesn’t Mean Chicken Nuggets
Lest you think I’ve completely forgotten about my cookbook challenge, let me explain that I have been cooking out of several cookbooks at once so have not hit the three recipes from any one, but am very close to finishing up with several ( Read more... ) -
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
The week before Christmas my high school sent me a letter. I almost didn’t open it. I don’t live in town anymore so I can’t attend events, and I’d already given to the annual fund. I did open it and was met with this shocker: My freshman homeroom teacher, a Jesuit priest now retired to the Maryland Diocese, is under investigation for sexual ( Read more... ) -
Trophy Case
My son plays soccer at the Y. By that I mean that he is in a class for 4 to 6-year-olds that meets once a week. There are no practices, no games, no uniforms. They do drills, work on skills, play games with the soccer ball and occasionally have a “scrimmage.” They run a lot and cheer a lot. The classes run in 6 to 8 week sessions during the ( Read more... ) -
Today's Gourmet
Having just reviewed a Jacques Pepin cookbook, I scoured the shelves for others. I own two more so they are up next. First is Today’s Gourmet, Light and Healthy Cooking for the 90’s. Yes, I have been watching public television for a long time ( Read more... ) -
A Forgotten Gem
Just to refresh you on the recipe rating scale ( Read more... )