Month: December 2022

Happy New Year – The Best Appetizers of 2022

Happy New Year – The Best Appetizers of 2022

Whether you are at a big fancy party or home having a quiet evening ignoring all of the hoopla, appetizers are a great way to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Here is a list of some of my favorite new appetizers I made in 2022. See …

Dipping Oil

Dipping Oil

We moved to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1990s so Marci, who married me halfway through our time there, could carry out her dissertation research. The restaurant we grew to love most was a Greek place, called Zorba’s, of course. But it …

How To Pop Perfect Popcorn Every Time…Without Ruining Your Kitchen Floor

How To Pop Perfect Popcorn Every Time…Without Ruining Your Kitchen Floor

Let’s start by recognizing that putting a linoleum floor in an updated kitchen is a poor choice, even if it was the 1970s. Besides the fact that aesthetically you can do much better, linoleum melts. But more on that later. We went to the movies …