Cheers to 2023!

December 31, 2022

Happy New Year, everyone! There is water, water, everywhere, and we will take it while we can. I hope people …

Corn Salad and Credit

July 1, 2021

It’s full summer, and the July 4th / Independence Day holiday weekend approacheth. It seems like the right time to …

April 18, 2019

‘Tis the night before Passover. I am awaiting pizza delivery and ruminating on how once-a-year traditions like the Passover holiday …

November 19, 2018

I delivered the following remarks at the memorial service for my aunt in October. My husband suggested it would be …

October 30, 2017

I don’t know if people still say ‘easy as pie.’ I never found it that easy to throw together a …

November 21, 2016

The toughest thing about preparing this soup is cutting up the butternut squash. Otherwise it is quite an easy recipe. …

December 24, 2015

As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous posts, my daughter is very into Japanese pop culture – J-pop. She reads …