Posted in Chicagoland, seafood, sketchbook, vacation on Mar 30th, 2009
We saw a movie years ago in which a housekeeper, played by Helen Mirren, dryly notes that she has the “gift of anticipation.” She knows what people need – or will need – long before they do and is attuned to the next requirement, be it refills or discretion. As she resigned herself onscreen, I [...]
Lately I find myself struggling with a certain aspect of this food blog thing – the recipes. Now I love cooking, and it goes without question that I love eating. I could talk about it all day. Look at it all day. How about eating seafood all day?
Posted in Chicagoland on Mar 27th, 2008
Still visiting the parents, and it’s snowing. I grew up in these parts, but I’d forgotten that Chicago winter has a serious mean streak. Here, Old Man Winter will dump snow on robin’s nests. And then kick the nest. On the plus side, the retiree overlord let us leave the condo for lunch. Werker Werker [...]
