2 Our Green Thing in tribute to Earth Day
“Oh, Mercy, mercy me. Oh, things ain’t what they used to be, aw-nah, oil wasted upon the ocean […]
Food
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13 Here’s to the hosts
Here’s to the hosts with the most, who open their homes, share their culinary (or food-ordering) prowess, uncork […]
4 The joy of dining alone
One of the simple pleasures of my life is dining alone. I absolutely adore having a good meal […]
8 What happened to food aromas?
I was standing in front of the bakery in Roche Brothers downtown. The pistachio donut looked really tempting. […]
Soul food in Boston
Soul Food in Boston…not. A recent article in the Boston Globe, Savoring a healthier, revitalized soul food by […]
9 Easter Memories – Thank you, Mom
My mother is central to my Easter memories. She made Easter (and every other holiday) special in my […]
Chicken Wings & Collard Greens (coda to Beantown Jazz Festival)
“I know you got soul, if you didn’t you wouldn’t be in here.” These lyrics by Bobby Byrd […]
Late fall pleasures
Two simple pleasures happen in the late fall each year. The first is the blooming of our Christmas cactus. […]
An observation is not a complaint
It may be different for others but it’s the same as it always was for me. That sentence […]
Blackbeans, collard greens and snow
Did you know that one of the things you can do when the sixth snowstorm hits (in what […]
Come together, right now (why wait?)
I almost never host cookouts because I don’t have the outdoor furnishings to accommodate more than my husband […]
Laziness and Lettuce
Is it so hard to spit out watermelon, grape or orange seeds? Is it really that difficult to […]
Reading labels will make you rethink what you eat – ...
Oh, oh, I’ve been reading labels again. Having read several places that dark chocolate in small amounts is […]
Plans change but the celebration remains
My Thanksgiving was loaded with: gratitude (I have so much to be thankful for), laughter (the side-splitting, jaw-aching kind), […]
Under the Roxbury Sun – an enchanted evening
If you changed the opening lyrics from “a lovely day” to “a lovely night” in the old Bill […]
Tussling with the Old Ladies at the Fields Corner Farmer’s ...
I almost got into a fight (okay, fight is too strong a word so I’ll change it)….I almost […]
Mama Clarsie’s biscuits – a memory
Mama Clarsie would let me eat as many of her delicious biscuits as I wanted and never tease […]