By-the-book cook
Marlene can't cook. She says so herself. So when she hosts one of her sumptuous dinner parties, she turns to her chef/sommelier/lawyer husband. Henry knows his way around a kitchen....
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On hold and dreaming of rhubarb
At times the computer does exactly as told. At times it does not. You've seen this tendency in other members of the household: Dog. Child. Spouse. And while dog or...
On hold and dreaming of rhubarb
At times the computer does exactly as told. At times it does not. You've seen this tendency in other members of the household: Dog. Child. Spouse. And while dog or...
An ode to the iconic Greek coffee cup
The Greek urn may rank as civilization's highest achievement: a curvilinear fusion of form and function. The art historian ponders the ancient Greek urn while sipping coffee from the modern...
An ode to the iconic Greek coffee cup
The Greek urn may rank as civilization's highest achievement: a curvilinear fusion of form and function. The art historian ponders the ancient Greek urn while sipping coffee from the modern...
Guilty pleasure
Should you share a home with a near-teen, you will be conversant in "Glee." Not glee, as in giddy. But "Glee," as in the must-see (or record or Hulu or...
Guilty pleasure
Should you share a home with a near-teen, you will be conversant in "Glee." Not glee, as in giddy. But "Glee," as in the must-see (or record or Hulu or...
Wiggle room
Good food is derived from the good ingredient. Which is why the cook practices prejudice. Her kitchen shows no tolerance for food coloring, bouillon cube, cornstarch or gelatin. Which strike...
Wiggle room
Good food is derived from the good ingredient. Which is why the cook practices prejudice. Her kitchen shows no tolerance for food coloring, bouillon cube, cornstarch or gelatin. Which strike...
Watermelon as sculpture
Watermelon rolls in at 92 percent water and, we presume, 8 percent melon. Split clean, it reveals flesh so juicy red that certain meat-abhorring sects refuse to eat it. The...