" or even a smile. The first winery that I ever visited was Buena Vista, and my friends and I knew absolutely nothing about wine. They were extremely kind and actually spent the time (and wine) to educate us with a five year...

I look forward to your report, MMRuth! I wasn’t planning on doing anything special this year since we don’t always celebrate Vday, but I was inspired by Alice Waters' “The Art of Simple Food” that I...

Spaghetti squash is a wonderful healthy alternative if you don’t want to load up on pasta. You can make excellent casseroles with spaghetti squash. You might check the original Moosewood out of the library (free!) as Mollie...

not wanting to eat Vietnamese every day ... I’m fighting myself not to do so! I’m loving this book just as pitu is. Mine is a library copy, but next time I put in an order at Jessica’s bisquits, this is coming...

://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe5384.htm Also, check your library for Real American Food by Jane & Michael Stern. It’s exactly what you’re looking for. Their recipe for REAL NY pizza is something this former...

. There is lots of activity and jfood is very planned so they normally go in the corner until afterwards. Jfood would not want to trade a burnt or spoiled dish for the flowers cut and in the vase. Sometimes mrs jfood grabs them...

It’s on the east side of the street shortly north of Davison. You can park in the municipal lot across from the library and go in the back. I enjoyed lunch there a couple of weeks ago. Solid basic brasserie.

the element of HEAT, all hell breaks loose. Even without heat. There was this tutti-frutti recipe ... brandy, sugar, fresh fruit. Let marinate. For me, every October it meant throw out. This was with really, really good brandy...

Seriously? I know where the 50 year old Mr. Potato Head box is in my dad’s library- maybe I need to inject some humor into the day.

damage the integrity of the game. And Lisa and Antonia need to learn the meaning of improv. If you ask the audience for a location and someone shouts “coffee house” you can’t just say, "I don’t like doing...