It’s Spring, and my favorite day of the year is nearly upon us. What a glorious day it is. The weather is turning, the days are getting longer and after the extended fasting of lent we get post-Easter-candy-sales Monday. I discovered this by accident years ago when I happened upon a store that still had … Continue reading It’s Time for the Spring Ritual →

I’m confused. That’s not unusual. This time it’s vitamins. A daily multi-vitamin is simple enough. It’s all the other stay-young-lose-weight-bench-press-your-house natural blends. In the old days, an apple a day was all it took. Then came Geritol and One-A-Day. And today we face wide shelves of natural herbal products proclaiming victory over every human frailty–one … Continue reading Vitamins Confuse Me →

I finally saw a cooking show with recipes even I can use. It was an inspiration because it gave me, a fry pan bungler, hope of attaining kitchen adequacy. The show explained how to cook eggs–boiling, scrambling and frying. While I thought I knew a lot from my years of frying experience (I now know … Continue reading Simply Put, Food Is Too Complicated →