September 22, 2022 Paris As much as we would have liked to have stayed in our little boutique hotel, the Hotel Residence Quintinie Square, in the 15th arrondissement, I was not able to reserve this place for any more days. When we were checking out we were told they would be renovating soon. We’ll have…
September 21, 2022 Paris The plan today was to meander North from the Hotel in the 15th arrondissement to Le Jardin de Luxembourg, pass by La Sorbonne University, the Latin Quarter, and Shakespeare and Company Bookstore, with the ultimate destination of le Théâtre de la Huchette to see Ionesco’s play La Cantratrice Chauve (The Bald…
September 20, 2022 London and Paris After three nights in London we are moving on to Paris. We had planned to stop at Le pain Quotidien in Marylebone for breakfast with vegan croissants but chose to sleep in instead. Serendipity struck! When we got to the St. Pancras Station to board the Eurostar we were…
September 19, 2022. London. It’s Day 3 of our 25-Day Magical European Tour and finally, I have some food photos to share. September 19th was the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. We did not plan to be in London during this time, nor did we plan to stay in a hotel so near Buckingham Palace…
September 18, 2022 London After interviewing Jenny Linford, the editor of the new Kew Gardens Cookbook, I did not want to miss visiting the Royal Botanical Gardens. We planned to go on our second day in London. After arriving early yesterday on a red eye flight we naturally needed to catch up on sleep and…
Here we go! We have been planning this 25-day Magical European Tour — September 16, 2022 through October 11, 2022 — for a long time. Not wanting to forget any of it, we share it with you here. Day by day by day by day by day! We left New York’s JFK terminal on JetBlue at…
This recipe was adapted from Dr. Christopher Carter’s book, The Spirit of Soul Food, Race, Faith and Food Justice. Listen to the It’s All About Food interview with Dr. Carter here. Ingredients 2 pounds collard greens, chopped* 2 garlic cloves or more, minced 2/3 cup raisins 1/3 cup fresh orange juice Directions Dry sauté the…
My insurance company likes to engage its member community. I appreciate that. Every Monday we are invited to give our thoughts on a specific subject or a query. Sometimes we are invited to participate in a survey. I can’t resist giving my opinion, especially when asked. I see this as an opportunity to educate the…
Have you ever tried Trader Joe’s Quinoa Cowboy Veggie Burgers? I haven’t, they contain egg whites, so they are not vegan. But I heard they were really good. This gave me the blues. Why ruin a perfectly good veggie burger with egg whites? What’s a REAL cowgirl to do but put her own version together…
