Delightful meals eaten during a crime investigation are among my favorite features of detective novels. For Christmas, I received a cookbook...

We're back in Ann Arbor, where little birds do not share our breakfast. And we are planning a nice New Year's Eve dinner with a retr...

The market in Soufriere, the town closest to us (population around 11,000) offers local produce from very small farmers -- mainly people who...

The birds love our breakfast -- especially cheese and butter. We like it too. In fact we have found the food really exciting. Tonight we had...

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The waitresses all wear this plaid costume. The food is delicious. Today for lunch we had fresh grilled kingfish served in small pieces, eac...

We're in St.Lucia -- check maetravels.blogspot.com for more information and ongoing reports. As for food: last night after a long day of...

The snow is deep this morning, the roads are slippery, and everything is frozen. Thinking about local produce seems very wishful. However, I...

From the Forward : "Where are the principled human rights advocates when it comes to the moral crimes of the Arab world? Boycotts and...

I read recently that Israel haters who are promoting boycotts and other actions are campaigning against the Sabra brand of hummus. They accu...

Don't miss this wonderful article in today's New York Times: If Only Laws Were Like Sausages By ROBERT PEAR The author...

This GE refrigerator with a motor on top and room to sweep underneath was introduced in 1927, but when I was a small child that's what s...

Joel was missing from the set of Thanksgiving photos I posted before. So here are our hosts, the turkey chef and banana cream pie maker: Joe...

Last night I had a nitrogen shake. At tableside, the waiter stirs liquid nitrogen into a hot ice cream preparation (such as you might pu...

PUMPKIN LASAGNA First prepare a medium-sized pumpkin by cutting it in eighths and removing stem, seeds, and stringy interior stuff. Bake th...

Thanksgiving dinner is served -- The chefs: Lenny making gravy. Aparna whipping cream to top the pies. Foreground: spinach ready to saute. L...

We are all gathered in Pittsburgh, having traveled on dry roads -- some of us yesterday and others, the day before. The turkey cooks are wor...

Courtesans & Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens by James Davidson begins with a discussion of an ancient mosaic from...

Cleopatra, the most famous queen in history, was proficient in several languages and at least two cultures. She traveled throughout her Egyp...