Russian Pancakes Straight from the Babushka’s Cape An enthusiastic cook, my 13-year-old grand daughter Ella received a crêpe pan for Christmas. Our conversation about it inspired thoughts of crêpes, blintzes, blinis, Swedish pancakes and my mother’s creative license recipe for Russian … Continue reading →
Pressured to Perfection in 20 Minutes Here’s to the pantry, refrigerated and frozen leftovers and the magic of a pressure cooker. Absolutely delicious Italianesque vegetable and sausage soup in 30 minutes, from beginning to the table. It was a classic … Continue reading →
Last weekend I visited a tiny restaurant in the one street town of Los Alamos, California where I had one of the best, most creative vegetable soups I have ever tasted. The deep red broth tinged with glistening olive oil … Continue reading →
An article in the Washington Post last week, “Five Myths About Healthy Eating” debunks commonly held myths about current availability of healthful food in America. Irrespective of validity, unquestioned information repeated over and over and over again can become assumed … Continue reading →
