Is fennel the new cilantro? We all know that fennel has a strong licorice flavor (black licorice, not Twizzlers) and the aroma is quite intense. When I was a kid, Sunday dinners at my Grandmother’s was not complete without a plate of raw sliced fennel in between courses. I couldn’t
Pets… My feline friend has a new habit: he likes to GNAW on our TV cables with his razor sharp fangs, until I BOLT out of bed to release his Majesty into the early morning wilderness (a.k.a my hood). I think he has a new lady friend… It sounds like an obnoxious human chewing
When I was a kid, I was always curious toĀ see what my friends had in their kitchen. Sugar cereal? Candy? Entenmann’s? Show me the loot! You have to understand, my mom sent me to school with homemade carrot-raisin slaw packed in 1970’s (brown) Tupperware. I was that kid. Today, I
Cookbook reviews make me anxious. More specifically, reviewing someone else’s work… someone you know. After reading Ally’s new cookbook- flipping through the pages, tasting, wondering, imagining- my angst dissipated into enthusiasm. Her enthusiasm. And it’s infectious.
Over the weekend, we went to 3 birthday parties. Not cool adult parties with vintage wine and civilized cheese platters… kid parties. When I was a kid, birthday parties consisted of a small group of children, usually at our house, with parent supervised games and a Carvel cake. Nowadays, you have to
