As I was peeling three cloves of fresh garlic harvested from our garden to make a batch of hummus, it occurred to me that it must soon by time for the Annual Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. I remember the first time we drove in to the town of Gilroy. Even before we saw the signs … More The Scent of a Clove
For a couple of months while working for a company that was busy setting up a manufacturing facility in Nogales, Mexico, I studied some business Spanish. I don’t remember much from those classes but to this day when I think of speaking Spanish, I think of my favorite textbook story, ‘En Defensa de los Vampiros’. The … More In Defense of Vampires
Now that all the holidays are behind us – Hannukkah, Christmas, New Year’s, Orthodox Christmas – and the new year is here to stay, it is time to get back on into the daily meal routine. Enough with the extravagant feasts. No more bubbly every where you turn. The candy and cookie makers have cleaned up their … More The First Course that Eats like a Meal
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