Growing up, I remember visiting my grandmother and on a hot day watching her take a big swig out of a glass of butter milk. In typical child fashion, I was thoroughly disgusted that she not only willingly sipped but seemed to savor the sour, lumpy contents of her glass. Bleh! While I’ve not…
I”ve always had a love/hate relationship with eggnog – love the taste, hate what it does to one’s waist. But, focusing on the more appealing aspects, few things conjure up the holiday spirit faster than an eggnog. So I got to wondering, how it all…
I’ve been busy. Among other activities, we bought a house and moved. Consequently, I am now the proud custodian of a rosemary bush that is twice my size. I never knew they could get that big. Which got me thinking, what am I going to…
According to that Greek poet, Homer, in The Odyssey, pears are “a gift of the gods”, and you’ll not find me disagreeing with him. Pears are among the world’s oldest…
If you were like me, having just read of tibicos + water kefir, your forehead would be furrowed in a confused frown and you would be mouthing a silent “huh”…
My how time flies, who would have guessed that Life Savers, those ring-shaped mints and fruit-flavored hard candies has reached the ripe old age of 100. The candy was a…
