
Cool Whip resolutions
For the biblical Three Kings, the January epiphany represented the spreading of one religion's good news. News that was big [...]

The greatest gifts
At holiday time, the expression "giving up" comes with two meanings. The first suggests throwing in the towel on gift-shopping [...]

A genius with food
As we head into Thanksgiving territory, here's a word of kitchen advice: treasure the pumpkin seeds. Along with nuts of [...]

Foams and “mouses”
My mate has long held an interesting and thought-provoking take on food writing. Stop it. We'd all enjoy it more if [...]

Your friendly curmudgeon
When it comes to food, columnist Suzanne Dunaway suggests you park "healthy" and read Mencken.

Swallows and the sea
High summer is a good time to relax into something different. Here is a page from a journal I keep [...]

Mamma memories
Whoever used to be in Italian restaurants and kitchens, I wish she (or, okay, he) were still there. Recently. we [...]

My love of leftovers
I have recently been assailed by a slew of articles about what we don't eat. The preparation of food, including [...]

A garden guru named Jean
A neighbor falling for your garden can be a stroke of luck, writes Suzanne Dunaway.

Thyme on my hands
Yesterday, in my garden, I walked over my small bed of herbs and brushed against the thyme plant. Thyme is [...]

Twin peeks
One cook's love affair with "exotic" food began at age 15 in a high school cafeteria in Houston.