“How wonderful to be understood/ to just sit here while some kind person/ relieves you of the awful burden/ of having to explain yourself, of having/ to find other words to say what you meant…and you have only to sit here and be grateful/ for words so quiet so discerning they seem/ not words but […]
Still oaring through the bog of cancer treatment. “I can’t complain about it, just gotta keep my balance/ And just keep dancing on it/ We getting funky on the scene/ And you know about it, like a star on the screen/ Watch me tip all on it. Baby whether you’re high or low, baby whether […]
Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, 2019. Oh, the decadence. Last year, we attended just one TOTC soiree. This year, five. In most places I’ve lived, the social life among citizens is communicated through declarative and interrogative sentences. “Tonight there is bowling league at Oaks Park bowling alley, if you’re interested, that is.” In […]
There is no better feeling than spending a warm summer evening in stadium seats at a baseball game, except, I’ll argue, when a foul fly ball lands in your glove. I have waited for this for thirty four years! And all this, with a belly full of Moe’s BBQ. This month, Moe’s opened a new […]
We had our Derby hats on ‘til the finale of Jazz Fest. My favorite acts were Herbie Hancock and Erica Falls this year. The Aretha Franklin tribute with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Erica Falls at Congo Square turned me into a human degree on the barometer. I melted and evaporated and hung suspended […]
We continue to sort through our favorites from the 2018 Winter Fancy Food Show. Dazzling task! Thank you, Runamok Maple Syrup for aging your maple syrup in whiskey barrels, making it the perfect match for the slightly bitter flavors of the humble and much maligned brussel sprout. Maple-Glazed Brussel Sprouts Recipe by Andie Ellis 1 […]
We had a blast at our first Fancy Food Show in San Francisco last weekend! Among the celebrities, it was a thrill to meet our purveyor of fine brie, Christel from La Fromagerie Henri Hutin! We continue to find ways to enjoy our brie—in our Portland kitchen, Andie made brie bites! These delicious bites were […]
It’s the Mooooosssstt Wonderful Tiiiiiimmme of the year! All I want to wear is velvet and roses. New Orleans is full of gorgeous glittered and trimmed pine boughs, giant gingerbread houses and the smell of magnolia. This recipe is for beef short ribs, but I have discovered this marinade tastes pretty good on practically any […]
Jazzfest is here. Mango freeze, Crawfish Monica and Crawfish bread… Last weekend my father came down to celebrate his 66th birthday and we danced in sunshine to Sting, Rod Stewart, Sweet Crude, Big Freedia, Bonnie Raitt and David Byrne. The house burned down and after three days of smoothies and bran muffins we have risen […]
Wearing and eating only green on St. Patrick’s Day seems right. Took a Ginger Whiskey Cider ala Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer down to Finn’s today to celebrate in the world’s smallest parade (out the front door of the bar, around the side, in the back door). Ginger Whiskey Cider 2 oz. Hard Cider 1 oz. […]