After a summer’s worth of Olympian games, my youngest is finally finishing up the Percy Jackson series.* To celebrate I decided to take The Soup Blog Greek… again. And no, this isn’t a re-run. Remember Spanakopita Soup? Good stuff, huh? Well this recipe is even fresher, though more “of the people,” not so overpowering and […]
When I was a kid, my mother got me to eat celery by slathering a layer of peanut butter across the top. When I learned to cook, I discovered that celery was part of the holy trinity of veggies that make up mirepoix (onions and carrots being the other two), the base for a lot […]
I grew up eating avocadoes. My grandfather was an orange rancher in Orange County back when there still were oranges in the OC. The orange juice from his trees is still the best I’ve ever tasted, but it was the few avocado trees he had in his orchard that I think of more often. Snacks […]
Out West, when I thought about corn, the vegetable took several different forms. There were corn tortillas, corn bread, corn salsa, tamale pie, corn chowder (remember that one?), corn muffins, corn chips, and, in summertime, corn on the cob. Here in the Midwest, it’s pretty much just corn on the cob, but boy do we […]
You know summer is finally here when you start thinking about how many days are left before it’s gone. Or is that just me? It’s not that I’m a pessimist. I just look ahead to what’s next rather than fully enjoying the moment. Sundays are the perfect example. Although Sunday is considered a weekend day, […]
Summer has always been the worst time to be sick. When I was a kid, the loss of valuable vacation time to something as trivial as a cold, was enough to bring on bouts of childhood depression, also known as whining. When I became an adult, it got worse. Not that I’m whining. That’s a […]
This week’s soup is pesto. Not one of those new, nouvelle?, pestos like cilantro, dill or mint (oops), but the classic made from fresh basil. This sauce, a paste really, was one of the first things I ever cooked on my own. Note: I’m not counting that batch of Charlie Brown’s brownies I made […]
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The Pacific Rim Paradox
Sorry for the title but I always loved that screwball comedy as a kid.(Learn more about it here.) The movie’s about the place where they print money and I’m writing about the herb. Get it? (Sigh.) I don’t think Netflix is getting their money’s worth from me. Okay, the fact is nobody minds mint. Most […]
