*The following advice was collected from the managers and directors in Student Affairs at Eastern Washington University, as they reflected on advice they’d like to give themselves as entering freshmen. Dear 18-year-old me, I thought I’d write you a letter, having had the benefit of living through freshman year of college as myself. I hope…
Category: To Contemplate
The Obituary of Miss Rowenta Toaster
Bagels always were a challenge.
Talking Turkey
Ahhhhh. . . . Fall! Turning leaves, smoke drifting through the trees from the first wood stove fires of the year, frost on the pumpkin, bean soups, plaid, and. . . turkey harvesting. We commenced our fall turkey harvest and processed six out of 23 birds of various sizes. Here are some of the things…
Props and Probs: Food Funk
A week’s worth of cooking dissected and critiqued. Answer? too much pork.
Tangy Shrimp Mango Salad
A tangy shrimp salad recipe that explains quite bit, but not how to properly use the plural form of mango.
Baby Needs Shoes
Where my appreciation for Ray Charles is amplified when I contemplate #1 Son’s shoes.
Broth Pageant
Chicken carcasses and an old ham bone transformed.
Broth Tips
All your broth questions answered!
When You Were Small
Hand prints more precious than gold.
Cheese Grits Life Line
I had the most wonderful phone call today from my friend Ronald. He called to say Merry Christmas and that he wondered if I could come to California to make fried chicken, waffles and cheese grits. I worked with Ronald for 9 years in California before moving to Washington. On the last working day prior…
Imagine: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d
Imagine December 1980 and the junior English class at CK McClatchy High School (Sacramento, CA). I can. I was the student teacher for this course. After having prodded the depths of Jonathan Edwards and Washington Irving, we had moved on to Walt Whitman. What could I impart to a bunch of 17 year old students? …
In a Rut
Have you ever been in a cooking rut where you cooked the same thing over and over?
I have.
