I have been thinking about this for a while. With life totally upside down due to Covid-19, how do we decide what our new year’s resolutions will be for 2021? Should we have two sets of resolutions, one for continuation of life during the Covid-19 pandemic and another one for our lives post the Covid-19 vaccine? It is…
Kitchen Travels
There have been many difficult adjustments made during the pandemic. One of the hardest for me has been curtailing my wanderlust. I love to travel, whether exploring my state, neighboring states, throughout the country (I’ve visited 47 states!) or other countries. I love the open road and I love awakening on another continent after an…
Chef John Shields’ Presentation to the CHoW (Culinary Historians of Washington) – A Review
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, John Shields held a cooking demonstration on Zoom for the Culinary Historians on Washington (CHoW) and he included two recipes from his new cookbook, The New Chesapeake Kitchen: Local Foods Healthy for Bay and Body. Pixie attended this event and here is her summary: Although John has access to a highly professional…
Special Restaurants
Restaurants often hold a special place in our hearts and memories. Perhaps it was the site of a first date or a marriage proposal; perhaps a celebration of a new baby; perhaps it was catching up with old friends or a job offer. We all have that special place that harkens back to happy times…
Pepper Cooks from One of Her Favorite Cookbooks
Many, many years ago, I worked at an Ivy League university where one of my responsibilities was to organize the Political-Economy Lecture Series. Quite possibly one of the coolest things I’ve ever done, I would work with faculty and graduate students to bring in world-renowned economists to give small, intimate talks and then arrange for…
Trust In the Time of COVID-19
Trust. It’s a rare commodity these days. The lack of trust in our institutions – be that government, academic, religious, corporate, political – has come to a head in this tumultuous summer of COVID and civil unrest. We form an opinion, we then seek affirmation from whatever source will provide it and there are now…
What I’ve Learned, So Far, About Cooking In The Age Of COVID-19
When I think about writing about cooking in the age of COVID-19, I realized this could go in many directions. For example, I could write about the challenges of grocery shopping, a subject that could be the basis for several blogs and/or commentaries (essential workers and suppliers that have kept groceries available and stores open,…
Pixie’s Reflections on Her February Cookbook Selection
Treasured recipes from women immigrants who came to the USA from all over the world.
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