Here’s a little advice for anyone visiting Los Angeles: if someone offers you free tickets to the Hollywood Bowl, just say yes! Don’t base your decision on the program. Don’t ask where the seats are located. The program…
RCGLA 2014 – Day 3
So Day 3 began with a fun carpool ride to Camp. I’ve been carpooling with my buds Betro, Lauren and Dawn. It’s such a cool start to our long days, talking and laughing through traffic. We catch…
Tomatoes on The Sill
The other day I paused at the kitchen sink to gaze upon the bounty on the sill. It’s so beautiful that in our house, tomatoes have come to signify summer. We eat them until we’re about to…
Fried Green Tomato Stacks
I have a confession to make: I didn’t love fried green tomatoes as a kid. In fact, I didn’t love them at all until I was quite grown and had them in a gourmet establishment. I don’t remember…
Yes, Please
Having lived all over the United States, I’ve developed affinities for various foods and restaurants. Brunswick Stew in the south. Anything from Snuffer’s in Dallas. Lobster and Chowder in New England. Pizza in St. Louis. White Castle. Culpepper’s.…
The Kindness of Strangers
The other day Mister and I found a sack of apricots by our back door. I have absolutely no idea who left them there. My next-door neighbor has an apricot tree, but if they were from her,…
Renegade Vidalia Onion
My love of the short-seasoned Vidalia Onion means 10-pound bags of the beauties in the trunk of my car. I picked up a bag a few days ago, and I’m happier for it. Anyhoo, I’ve noticed –…