I happen to be a tea drinker, but I do like the smell of coffee brewing, and when the coffee smells especially good I think of my mother-in-law Hermine. My mother was a very good cook, but Hermine was an extraordinary one. I, on the other hand, never prided myself much on my own culinary skills. (See COOKING WITH GAS, Oct 26, 2013.) I did try however, and over the years turned out meals for our family of three with no memorable disasters. In fact I once made a roast...
Archive - September 2015
When my husband turned 60 he bought himself a birthday present – a light green Ford Thunderbird convertible. Needless to say he loves that car, and although I’d always thought of cars as basic transportation, I must confess I love that T-Bird too! At first Danny was hesitant to let me get behind the wheel, but we have a second car so in fact I don’t drive the T-Bird very often. But one recent, fateful day I had to transport some stuff across town and my car was in...