Eve Writes Her Memoir
How I Ended Up East of Eden[1] by Eve What was I thinking? It isn’t as though we didn’t have enough to eat. We had a whole smorgasbord there in Eden, made up of all […]
How to Feed Six Million People Smoked Sirloin Roast
American Entree SMOKED SIRLOIN ROAST INGREDIENTS 3½ pounds top sirloin roast 5 tablespoons Montreal steak spice 2 tablespoons sea salt 2 cups wood chips: hickory, mesquite, or oak SPECIAL UTENSILS electric smoker kitchen string digital […]
Wisdom for Dummies
End clutter. If you don’t need it, don’t buy it. If it’s too late and you already have it, give it someone who doesn’t pay any heed to my advice. It should be fairly easy […]
Columnist Uses Polygamy to Keep Anecdotes Flowing
KANSAS CITY, Kansas. It’s 6:30 p.m., and Anson Myers has a looming deadline for the thrice-weekly column he writes for the Kansas City, Kansas Sentinel. He hasn’t written a word yet, but he doesn’t appear nervous. “How […]
Running for President? Thank You, Next
Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic write, speak and blog together as The Word Mavens. When we go to the newest restaurant, we feel young and trendy – until we have to turn on our iPhone […]
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream And Why We Are Where We Are
American Dessert VANILLA BEAN ICE CREAM INGREDIENTS 1 vanilla bean 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup sugar 1⅓ cups warm whole milk 4 large egg yolks SPECIAL UTENSIL ice cream maker or churn Serves 4. […]
An Excerpt from Lite Whines & Laughter: Mild Rants and Musings on the Mundane from Lee Gaitan
Lite Whines & Laughter is a book of humor, inspiration and survival. Lee Gaitan is the Queen of Resilience. If you are having a tough time or know someone going through a tough time, get […]
The Wall: Problem Solved
Sometimes, national emergencies resolve themselves. Such is the case with the immigration crisis that has obsessed our President for the past 4+ years. It is now over. What brought about this miracle? As reported by the […]