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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
Posted in Baking, Chocolate chip cookies, Cooking
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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
Posted in Children's Literature, Cooking, E.B. white, holidays
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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
Posted in Cooking, food, pop culture
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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
Posted in Cooking, Seattle, Travel
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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
Posted in Cooking, Grandparents, Memoir, pop culture
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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
Posted in Cooking, food, pop culture, Television
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