Midway through my hour-long interview with John Shields, we turned our discussion to the Chesapeake region—the environment and the food popularized by the people. Growing up in Maryland, but in the Washington, DC suburbs, I never realized that the Chesapeake region extended in Virginia and parts of Pennsylvania. In fact I learned a number of … Continue reading Chesapeake cuisine
For the last two years, the entertainment industry has been on a reboot kick bringing back old cast members of beloved shows or reimagining shows with a new cast and updated story lines reflecting contemporary sensibilities. One such reboot, Charmed, a series regarding three sisters who discover that they are witches, has caught my attention … Continue reading Charmed by the Coquito
One of the things that I miss about working at my recent job was coming into the office on Monday mornings and finding a harvest of vegetables picked from the gardens of my fellow colleagues. A few of them, like my friend Jim, would set aside some of their spoils just for me because they … Continue reading When life gives you bell peppers, make stuffed peppers
I am a huge fan of Malcolm Gladwell. I first read one of his books, “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants,” in the book club I belonged to at the time and I was hooked. He has a way of taking two disparate concepts and finding the link between them … Continue reading Memories etched by feelings and taste
I was recently talking to my friend Jim about cooking and food. He had read my blog about cooking with Keller and was curious about why Keller couldn’t use raw garlic instead of the roasted garlic that the mashed potato recipe called for, and why I urged him to use garlic powder instead of raw … Continue reading Gardeners and Herbs
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