Taste of Morocco
Morocco dropped by. I wasn't expecting a North African kingdom, but company is always welcome. Especially such charming company — those cinnamon-warm spices, those lush stews and that habit of...
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The surprise oyster
New Orleans swings below sea level, a fact we are unable to grasp. Near sea level: nice. At sea level: charming. Below sea level: huh? Those easy afternoons ambling the...
The surprise oyster
New Orleans swings below sea level, a fact we are unable to grasp. Near sea level: nice. At sea level: charming. Below sea level: huh? Those easy afternoons ambling the...
Finding a pocket of calm
The sky faded to white, clumped and hurtled toward the windshield in the first fat flakes of winter. Thrilling the back-seat crowd and petrifying the car. It flatly refused to...
On the trail of trail mix
My winter camper returned from the trail with a wide smile, sore feet and a taste for gorp. "It's the perfect food," she explained. "It has everything: protein, fruit and...
In praise of fluff
We were stomping down the steps of New York's Metropolitan Museum, full of art and fashion, when we smacked into a guy wearing a sandwich board. Never a good look....
In praise of fluff
We were stomping down the steps of New York's Metropolitan Museum, full of art and fashion, when we smacked into a guy wearing a sandwich board. Never a good look....
Storybook trip to Paris
My Madeline and Pepito were ignorant of France. They had been raised in captivity, first in Chicago, then in Baltimore. Pepito had slingshot into his teens; time for an outing....
Baking cinnamon bread
I was roasting vegetable hash when the oven exploded. "What's that?" demanded the noncooking half of our marriage. "What?" I asked, without enthusiasm. Noncooks seem to find the least pop...
Magic revealed
Carnitas counts as magic trick: Start with a blob of fatty pork shoulder. Add water. Say the magic word. And voila: an arsenal of crunchy crisp-fried pork bombs. Magicians are...