Kitchen

“When I walk into my kitchen today, I am not alone. Whether we know it or not, none of us is. We bring fathers and mothers and kitchen tables, and every meal we have ever eaten. Food is never just food. It’s also a way of getting at something else: who we are, who we…

Morning

Downtown coffee and oatmeal.

Quotes of the Day

A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat.  ~Old New York Proverb As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists.  ~Joan Gussow It’s bizarre that the produce manager is more important to my children’s health than the pediatrician.  ~Meryl Streep

Drive Thru

I know it shows my suburban reality and likely illustrates my laziness (or aversion to getting wet), but I sure enjoy a drive thru Starbucks!

Fresh

Tonight’s fresh ingredient salad, which will accompany penne in a red sauce with spicy Italian sausage.

Cherries

At $7.99 a pound, these first cherries of the season had better be good!