Category Archives: Cooking

In The Chips

Call me Mrs. Fields. Or Famous Amos or the Burny Brothers. That’s because since May of 2016 I have been in the cookie business. The chocolate chip cookie business to be exact. For over a year now, I have made … Continue reading

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Ellen’s Web

AUTHOR’S NOTE:  Caution.  If you’re a vegan or keep kosher, you may want to skip this one. Hope you had a glorious Fourth of July, Dear Readers.  I had a wonderful three day weekend jam-packed with fun, friends and family. And … Continue reading

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Check It Out!

Wow! A LOT has happened since my last post, Dear Readers.  On Monday, May 9, as my plane from Seattle was pushing back from the gate, my phone started ringing.  I looked around for an angry stewardess and when I … Continue reading

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Marinara

Hi, Dear Readers. It’s great to be back.  Hope you all had a marvelous holiday.  I sure did. I went to Seattle to visit my son, Nick, his beauteous wife Missy and the love of my son’s life, Lucy, their … Continue reading

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The Granny Diaries by Sam Tofias

Dateline:  Boston.  Hi, all.  This is Sam Tofias, your roving cub reporter.  My assignment this weekend?  To cover the first visit of blogger, Ellen Ross. I nabbed this plum job because the literary scene is part of my beat- and Ellen … Continue reading

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Posted in Cooking, Grandparents, Memoir, pop culture | 20 Comments

The Food Network

Long before there was ever a Cooking Channel, Chicago had its own celebrity television chef. His name was François Pope and he hosted a morning program on WBKB Channel 7 called “Creative Cookery.” And even though I was a tiny … Continue reading

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Posted in Cooking, food, pop culture, Television | 16 Comments