There are many things we could be celebrating this weekend – the birthdays of Georgia O’Keeffe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Petula Clark, Anni Frid, Cluade Monet, Jawahal Nehru, Robert Fulton, Veronica Lake, Brian Keith, McLean Stevenson,…
Back in the day before things like Skype and Vonage, or even instant messaging, there was a period that one can only think back on as the 10-10- days. The was a sudden spate of…
The theme started with an historical event relating to the Sandwich Islands – and the idea built from there. SECOND SUNDAY SUPPER CIRCLE SANDWICH SPREAD AUG. 8, 1999 On August 8, 1860, the Queen of…
In theory, this was a “white trash dinner”, or “trailer trash dinner”. The menu was presented with the first side face-up, and I believe I didn’t tell people that the backside had the “translation” to…
This was a fun one. I don’t particularly remember why I chose to do a Chinese fusion menu – my first thought in looking back is that it was while I was dating Lee, from…
April showers bring May flowers, and all that. Playing with edible flowers in my cooking. SECOND SUNDAY SUPPER CIRCLE MAY FLOWER DINNER “Carciofi all Romana” Giacomelli Vermentino “Colli di Luni”, 1997 Saffron Parsnip Soup Castello…
You see, I bought a chair. I don’t really know why. I just spotted this chair in a sort of antique shop/flea market kind of spot, and liked it. It turned out to be Swedish,…
The fact that a group of us were having dinner together on this date says much about our respective love lives at the time. I don’t think I was dating anyone…. It was also an…