I was airing the house yesterday morning when the doors, front and back, began to shake. It happened so quickly I never saw the movement, but my ears[...]

Photo courtesy of the New York Daily News Aging Women Someone, somewhere floated the idea that aging women will do anything to remain young. It was probably a[...]

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... One of the things I've encountered while cooking for guests in our smaller quarters, is the need to have a few dishes[...]

This Place Is A Zoo "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." I speak not of the gates of hell, but those of the Portland Zoo. To understand how we ended up in[...]

Those Were the Days My Friend It began with Miss Smith's shrill whistle. "I have enough cheerleaders, I want players." By the time she'd finished with us she'd[...]

Courtesy of John Pritchett The Sky is Falling Remember Chicken Little? "Help! Help! The sky is falling! We're running for our lives!" While, the sky isn't[...]

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... Now that it's cooler, I've started to think about soups and stews again. I clipped some recipes this summer and I've[...]

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... Once Labor Day has passed, meetings and committees sprinkle the calendar and baking pans resurface after a long[...]

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... A much longer day than anticipated led to a much simpler supper than I had planned last night. This recipe has never[...]

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... This is a brand new entry to my permanent rotation. I first prepared it last month and it made an encore performance[...]

After years of trying, we have finally reached Tibet, the rooftop of the world. The air in Lhasa is thin, and despite medication to prevent altitude sickness,[...]

I mean in no way to diminish the tragedy that occurred here in April, but thanks to the efforts of the Nepali army, the Red Cross and NGO's and church groups[...]

Bhutan is beautiful and much of this country of 900,000 is bucolic, but is it the Himalayan Shangri-La that champions of its policy of Gross National Happiness[...]

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... This is one of the first dishes I made as a bride. A quick look at the recipe will show you why. It is effortless to[...]

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite... This is another recipe that was well used in the early years of my marriage. I was searching for new recipes to feature[...]