Mid-February 2023 Peanut butter and jelly: It’s as American as apple pie, but apple pie, at least the store-bought kind, ain’t what it used to be. Nope. The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich in America has been turned into — courtesy of The Corporation — PB&J, Inc. Yes, the ampersand separating three letters strikes again! Admittedly, I am a finicky eater, and I’ve been very picky — choosy, in fact, about the peanut butter that I eat. I never chose JIF, as a mother, or otherw

30 December 2022 When I was industriously labouring in Office World at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Dead Week was the name that one...

7 November 2022 This recipe has been altered slightly to allow for the inclusion of a sprinkling of dried cranberries. The prep work is...

28 March 2022 Grocery shopping is, of course, and, of late, a shock to the systems: financial, emotional, moral, and culinary. Today, I...

Spring 2020 Goodness Gracious! Mother and her cookies have crumbled! I knew from the moment I saw this warning on the packaging: NEW...

August 2019 Update The decade’s end is approaching, and I see no sign in sight of the advertising geniuses having re-built that span...

January 2019 Rainy Day Repast: The Pastie I used to call this culinary creation The Paste-ee, not Past-ee, to tease my husband. This...

July 2018 Update Because of my aversion to Digital Yellow Journalism, I have taken to asking Dear Husband for any crisis updates, news...

December 2017 Recently I saw this advertising ploy on a package of cookies that I usually enjoy: Unapologetically Delicious . First, I...

March 2017 Céad Míle Fáilte! The Feast of St. Patrick is enjoyed in my home as a religious event, a cultural commemoration and a...