• Food Stories

    Making Do in the New Normal

    The supermarket shelves are slowly getting back to normal. At least in the supermarket I frequent,  flour, yeast, and of course TP are generally on the shelves. Still, some items I need are persistently out of stock: plain gelatin powder,…

  • Travel Stories

    Mmmmm … Mustard!

    When I was a young, I had a definite preference for the condiment on my burger. While those burgers of my youth were home-grown, featuring fat-filled prime beef that provided a robust flavor on their own, my condiment of choice…