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 […]
When my youngest daughter saw the soup on the dinner table this week, she groaned. “Cold soup? Can’t you just serve that to the grown ups?” Like most kids, she has pretty narrow parameters about the way she likes foods. She’s more adventurous than her sister, but to both of them, cold soup is a […]
It was 90 degrees in Chicago last weekend. And when it’s that hot out, you don’t feel much like eating, it just makes you sweat more. Hence the classic summertime pairing of soup & salad. I should really say former classic, because this summer will not be like seasons past. As you can see from […]
Everything I know about rhubarb fits into a tin or a diamond—from the sweet-tart pie filling that out-sours both Pippin and Granny Smith apples to the everyday scuffles that used to define baseball before money did. (Did somebody say sour?) So when my sister-in-law walked me through the early part of her garden clipping rhubarb […]
I wasn’t feeling very well this week so I didn’t make any soup. Not that I’m leaving you without a recipe. I’m not inhospitable. It’s just that, after a few days of feeling a bit like a slab of meat, I decided to go with a favorite meatless entree. It’s a vegetarian chili from my […]
When you call a person thick, it means that he or she (okay, he) has a hard time absorbing information through the dense brain tissue known as gray matter. Even among the rapidly increasing population of Neanderthals them’s fighting words. Among soups? Not so much. More than any other food, people define a soup by […]
Ever felt like you’re just tapped out? You’ve been working all weekend and you don’t have the energy to throw together a meal. And since times are tough, you can’t afford to eat out either, no matter how many coupons you may have. So… it’s leftovers again, which is kind of a harsh word when […]
At our house mushrooms are magical, not in a crazy Timothy Leary kind of way, but because of fairies. As any parent of daughters knows, mushroom circles are known as fairy or pixie rings and serve as portals to the supernatural world. European and American folklore is filled with stories of mortals witnessing fairies coming […]
I’ve got a confession to make. I’m not crazy about eggplant. It’s bitter. It’s sort of rubbery. And when you add it to most dishes all it really adds is texture. I’m sorry if I’m offending anyone with these comments. It’s how I feel, and I suspect I’m not alone. I’m talking about you Europe, […]
