For some reason pears do not like me. I’ve always been fond of these sweeter cousins of the apple, but they tend to keep their distance. What I mean is that I never seem to get them at the right time. They’re either really hard when I buy them or so ripe they have to […]
I’ve always enjoyed the smell of coffee. I haven’t always enjoyed the taste. That came more slowly. My dad was the only coffee drinker in my family. My mom, being a canuck, drank tea. The only nod my mom made toward the coffee drinkers of the world, which didn’t include any of us at the […]
In a writing class I’ve been taking, the instructor told us that there were only a limited number of stories out there. Writers rework them, reset them, recast them and reimagine them. But it’s essentially the same handful of plots that get retold over and over and over again. (Sounds a bit like this blog.) […]
For me, it all started with navel oranges. Unlike their overly juicy Valencia cousin, navels are eating fruits and the perfect seasonal snack. Although these citrus fruits only appear in the “chill” of a west coast winter, the bright peel and the sweet tart taste smack of the washed out sunlight more typical of a […]
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?) […]
