Feb
29
A baseball fan has the digestive apparatus of a billy goat. He can, and does, devour any set of diamond statistics with insatiable appetite and then nuzzles hungrily for more. –Arthur Daley (1904-1974) N.Y. Times sportswriter? “You are going to Surprise for spring baseball training, again? Do you really love baseball that much,” asked my …
Feb
23
“Comfort food, so simple.” – Al Wong, chef, cookbook author and restaurateur There is something supremely comforting about the thought, the taste and smell and the calm that warm tapioca pudding gives. Maybe it’s the childhood memories of waiting for the silky, creamy, balmy homemade tapioca pudding to finishing cooking in a double boiler on …
Feb
16
President’s Day is a little bit puzzling to me, but it didn’t used to be. When I was in elementary school and until 1971, we celebrated the holiday with two days off from school, one for President Washington and one for President Lincoln. Every school child knew that President Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb. …
