After a trip to New Mexico and Arizona, I found it irresistible to buy a cookbook of recipes from the southwestern Indian people. I bought...

As we drove west, we didn't search for traces of old Route 66, but it seemed as if old Route 66 came after us! I realize now that on one...

Joannes van Doetecum: "The Besieging of an Elephant" Based on the work of Hieronymus Bosch. The special exhibit titled "...

My salad. On our way home from Arizona, we have stopped for a brief visit with our relatives in suburban St. Louis. Last night, we had...

Green chile cheeseburgers are the specialty at Sparky's in the chile capital of the world: Hatch, NM. This stature of Uncle Sam and ma...

Where we drank our coffee this morning... The garden at Duquesne House Bed & Breakfast, Patagonia, Arizona. ...

Ristra decoration at a Mexican restaurant in Sierra Vista, Arizona. By the time the food arrived I didn't feel like taking a picture ...

This afternoon, we saw this hawk fly off of its telephone pole and catch a mouse (I guess it's a mouse), and then land on another pole...

We're still traveling around the Southwest. The food is enjoyable but not very interesting, so I haven't been writing about it. We h...

The best food so far: Cafe Pasqual 's in Santa Fe, today's lunch: I had the Smoked Trout Hash which is decorated with cilantro. I...

Old Route 66 near Shamrock, TX We ate lunch at McDonald's in Shamrock, Texas, today. The road past McD's and the Conoco station ...

My sister Elaine preparing the potatoes before the Seder. Traditional sweet wine and some of the Passover symbols on the plate. La...