Food for Thought

Nothing says Christmas quite like a spiced holiday drink to warm your insides. In November,…

There is a three-pronged fork in our silverware drawer. I don’t know where it came…

“Just close your eyes and take a bite,” I said to the uneasy tourist. I…

I suggest you read “The Oxford Vignettes – The Oxford Carry-Out,” an interview with Leo…

I have an ambivalence to August that is difficult to quantify. On one hand, I…

Waitressing in restaurants during high school, college years and beyond, I learned very quickly what…

Shel Silverstein wrote a book in 1974 titled Where the Sidewalk Ends. This book was…

I enjoy writing this column very much, but I am equally passionate about gardening, which…

In my youth, I attended Methodist confirmation classes. These classes were religious classes that taught…

Leftovers. It’s not a word that is often said with zeal or affection, but perhaps…