We did not have cannolis for dessert this week. In fact, I’m pretty sure that nobody in the family has had a cannoli for years. Why? We have a family secret: a tale of cannoli shame and regret. If you were to hear three cannoli tales, could you ferret out the real one? Tale #1…
Author: Liz
Meach
When Ben was very young, just learning to speak, he created his own contraction to use when presented with any culinary choice. The word is “meach” and it means “some of each.” This year, our Thanksgiving holiday embodied the spirit of meach. As usual, people began arriving late Wednesday afternoon. Ben and I made chicken…
Thanksgiving Makeover? Join the Club (Sandwich)
Ben is all about Thanksgiving food. Can’t get enough. I thought it might be fun, as we anticipate the upcoming holiday, to see how many traditional Thanksgiving foods we could reimagine in a club sandwich. That was the easy part. Making the meal relatively nutritious was the real challenge. Thanksgiving staples we included: √ turkey…
What to eat when you’re Hungary? Chicken Paprikash!
This week, we went with Hungarian food, full-immersion style. The recipes for Chicken Paprikash, Hungarian Dumplings, and Cucumber Salad with Sour Cream came right out of Christopher Kimball’s November-December 2022 issue of Milk Street Magazine. https://www.177milkstreet.com/magazine Our chicken paprikash didn’t look quite like the pictures in the magazine, but it was very good, especially with…
Hearty Pennsylvania Dutch Stock
About 15 years ago, we were interested in buying a small sofa that Phil found on Craig’s List. Since the location was close to where I work, I took our mini-van and a fistful of dollars so I could examine it after work and make an offer if I liked the looks of it. I…
Oc-two-ber
We live in unprecedented times. Never before has our country seen such division and polarization. Vicious hatred and lies find an audience in public forums, and when opinions are this intensely divided, can violence be far behind? Still, the debate rages on. Some cling fervently to their view that summer is best, while others work…
It Is To Me
Ben: I want chips. Mom: You don’t need chips. We’re about to have dinner. Ben: Come on. It’s healthy. It’s protein. Mom: It is not protein. Ben: It is to me. Mom: A food’s protein content is not a matter of opinion. Maybe you could debate how much protein you need, but simply saying a…
Basil Wood Fired Kitchen and Lounge
Remember our restaurant guessing contest? We were so happy to have Sunday brunch with our winner, Amy, and her adorable son, Alex! Have you been to Basil yet? If not, what are you waiting for? It is the best!
Dangling the Bacon
Years ago, when my friend Jen and I were teaching second grade across the hall from each other, we often bounced teaching ideas off of each other. Once in a discussion about classroom management and rewards, she suggested, “Sometimes, you just have to change that bacon you’re dangling,” followed almost instantly by, “Nope. That’s not…
Swimming Detected – The Fitness Edition
Ben and I are continually trying to find the right balance between healthy and tasty meal options. To be fair, Ben loves salad (way more than I do) but he also loves meat (maybe a little bit more than I do.) Newly inspired by a “Biggest Loser” competition with my co-workers, I am going to…