Category Archives: Food
My First National Potato Chip Day- Something To Chew On
Bert Lahr for Lays Potato Chips. Vintage ad Americans are crazy for potato chips, so it’s not crazy at all that today we celebrate National Potato Chip Day! And why not? They’re crunchy They are crispy. And for the past
My First National Potato Chip Day- Something To Chew On
Bert Lahr for Lays Potato Chips. Vintage ad Americans are crazy for potato chips, so it’s not crazy at all that today we celebrate National Potato Chip Day! And why not? They’re crunchy They are crispy. And for the past
Gas Stoves- Whats Cooking?
The reactionary gasbags are at it again. With great indignation they are whining “First the Feds came for our guns. Next, they came for our God. Now they are coming for our gas stoves! Holy Rachel Ray! Chill out. Can’t
Gas Stoves- Whats Cooking?
The reactionary gasbags are at it again. With great indignation they are whining “First the Feds came for our guns. Next, they came for our God. Now they are coming for our gas stoves! Holy Rachel Ray! Chill out. Can’t
Happy Thanksgiving to All
For some of us, the idea of a harmonious family Thanksgiving dinner can be as much of a fable as the original one with the Pilgrims and Indians. This time of year we are historically inundated with joyous, happy families
Happy Thanksgiving to All
For some of us, the idea of a harmonious family Thanksgiving dinner can be as much of a fable as the original one with the Pilgrims and Indians. This time of year we are historically inundated with joyous, happy families
How Thanksgiving Leftovers Created the TV Dinner
Thanksgiving and leftovers go together. For many, it’s their favorite part of Thanksgiving. Days of turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce combined together in all sorts of configurations keep the warm holiday feeling going. In fact it was one
How Thanksgiving Leftovers Created the TV Dinner
Thanksgiving and leftovers go together. For many, it’s their favorite part of Thanksgiving. Days of turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce combined together in all sorts of configurations keep the warm holiday feeling going. In fact it was one
Remembering Windows On The World
Twenty-one years. On this year’s observance of the attack on the World Trade Center, that number and that place have been intertwined in my life long before the tragedy we recall every 9/11. I celebrated my 21st birthday at Windows
Remembering Windows On The World
Twenty-one years. On this year’s observance of the attack on the World Trade Center, that number and that place have been intertwined in my life long before the tragedy we recall every 9/11. I celebrated my 21st birthday at Windows
Trump’s Ketchup Connection
Like any good red-blooded American man, Donald Trump loves his ketchup. Whether dousing it on a well-done T-bone steak or White House walls, he can’t get enough of the sticky red stuff. In fact, if the White House kitchen cupboards
Trump’s Ketchup Connection
Like any good red-blooded American man, Donald Trump loves his ketchup. Whether dousing it on a well-done T-bone steak or White House walls, he can’t get enough of the sticky red stuff. In fact, if the White House kitchen cupboards
A Bitter Sweet Passover Remembering My Mother
It was another bittersweet Passover. Just like the holiday itself, the period around Passover is forever tied in with my mother Betty not only for the beautiful Jewish rituals lovingly passed down but because she passed away Erev Pesach on
A Bitter Sweet Passover Remembering My Mother
It was another bittersweet Passover. Just like the holiday itself, the period around Passover is forever tied in with my mother Betty not only for the beautiful Jewish rituals lovingly passed down but because she passed away Erev Pesach on
Entenmanns- Let Them Eat Cake. And Cookies
Cake consumption in my childhood home revolved around the classic Jewish bakery triumvirate – Ebinger’s, Sara Lee, and Entenmanns. While I don’t come from a family of bakers, I do come from a family who loves their cakes. And danish,
Entenmanns- Let Them Eat Cake. And Cookies
Cake consumption in my childhood home revolved around the classic Jewish bakery triumvirate – Ebinger’s, Sara Lee, and Entenmanns. While I don’t come from a family of bakers, I do come from a family who loves their cakes. And danish,
Collecting Our Uncomfortable Past
It should come as no surprise to those familiar with my work that I am an avid collector of all things connected to popular culture. My home is filled from top to bottom with remnants of American history over the
Collecting Our Uncomfortable Past
It should come as no surprise to those familiar with my work that I am an avid collector of all things connected to popular culture. My home is filled from top to bottom with remnants of American history over the
Talking Turkey -TV Dinners and Thanksgiving
After 67 years, Swanson’s TV dinners may finally be making their rightful appearance as a place of honor at the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday table. For most of us, this year’s Thanksgiving dinner will be a first. The first Thanksgiving without
Talking Turkey -TV Dinners and Thanksgiving
After 67 years, Swanson’s TV dinners may finally be making their rightful appearance as a place of honor at the 2020 Thanksgiving holiday table. For most of us, this year’s Thanksgiving dinner will be a first. The first Thanksgiving without
Envisioning The American Dream 