Years ago, my brother told me he didn’t like soups that had fruit in them because he thought they confused the taste buds. At the time I smiled, nodded and cringed as I thought about the pepper and pear soup I had just made him as a Christmas present. Yet I understood what he meant. […]

It’s hot out there. Big surprise, right? Temperatures are supposed to be around a hundred degrees in the middle of the summer. Not that I’m complaining. I’m from California, so you won’t see me getting out of the kitchen any time soon. It’s just that there are suddenly all these brown lawns all over the […]

You know what’s great about writing an ice cream blog? One hundred percent of my constituents participate. Members of our political establishment should take heed. After years and years of declining voter turnout in American elections, we’re tired of choosing the lesser of two evils (three in some cases). It’s time to put someone (something?) […]