Spilling the Bean Sprouts

About a year ago, I spotted a restaurant in my neighborhood and became instantly infatuated with it. It's a Thai spot, painted bright yellow and attached to a laundromat which is painted bright red. ...

Recipe for Disaster

I have just had a colossally bad day in the kitchen, the sort that makes me wonder if I can cook at all, or if I have merely been ...

Wishing I Were Closer To The Ground

          I am living in an old farmhouse with a massive, inviting porch. One side sags just a little bit. I am thinking of screening it off, to keep the summer bugs away and give ...