this is the way we change seasons - I found this beautiful mushroom while out on my walk with the dog yesterday. Honestly, can one ever run out of things to learn about Italy? I know I sound like a broken record these days but my last trip only served to deepen my obsession with the place. In such a small country, so many important events took place, so many groups of people gathered, grew and built, and the remnants of cultures and … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
Call Me Old-Fashioned; Redux Fall 2014 – Broccoli Casserole with Three Cheeses
Some old-fashioned recipes just stick with you don't they? So go ahead, call me old-fashioned. I'm ok with that. I am a big broccoli fan. I sauté it into my omelets in the morning and I adore it smothered in Hollandaise. All of those canned soup-based casseroles aside, what stands out in my mind, was a cheesy casserole I had when I was worked in the Corporate world (in the stone age as Ryan would say) at a luncheon on our floor. … [Read more...]
Editorial Bored – It’s All About Survival, Right?
photo courtesy NYT In the print world, it's all about survival, right? Question is, can one increase one's chances of survival by publishing the same hard copy stories you uploaded to the internet several days earlier? Am I missing something here???? Last week, I wrote the following critique of the NYT Dining Editorial Board and then put it in my "pause" file. I got to wondering what might be going on there. I was dismayed. Then I … [Read more...]