The Vernal Equinox: Monday, March 20, 2023, 2:24 in the afternoon. A moment in time when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, the imaginary line in the sky above Earth’s equator from south to north. We will enjoy 12 hours, 9 minutes and 33 seconds of daylight and Spring will be sprung … Read More
Maligned and disrespected for years alternating between years of cholesterol fear mongering and joyous years of the nutrient rich, low calorie, high protein sustenance. Fried, scrambled, poached, soft boiled, basted, hard boiled, scotch eggs, 3 minute eggs, shirred, coddled, omelettes, shirred eggs, deviled, souffled, dippy eggs over easy, the possibilities are endless. … Read More
Like walking into a favorite story book, I will enter the property of author-chef Fabrizia Lanza having soaked up all of the food and place photos of one of my favorite cookbooks of the past 10 years. I will arrive at The Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School for a week of harvesting … Read More
Several friends were conveniently unavailable and/ or unwilling to help me with a small IKEA project. They either had previous crazy making experience or they have seen the late night TV/YouTube IKEA bashing. One rainy morning there was Joon Kitty, faux snoozing on his chair, disdainfully suspicious of the bits and pieces on the … Read More
It is now past mid January, moving toward February when spring hopes eternal. Do you sense it too? Sunday I could smell it in the air; yes it was drizzling, dark and drear, but I caught it on a passing breeze, a slightly sweet familiar aroma of the promise of daffodils, … Read More