Author Archives: Kathy

Life Lessons

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Kathy

I mentioned last week that chef Vivian Howard always wanted to be a writer. Cooking gave her a subject, and her two cookbooks, indeed, make for entertaining reading. Similarly, Dana K. White, a decluttering blogger and YouTuber, hoped someday to … Continue reading →

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Fingers and Flowers

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Kathy

Last week we arrived at the word digital by tracing the history of movie projection. No longer is actual film run through a movie projector. Nowadays, pretty much all theaters use digital projection. How did we get from digits as … Continue reading →

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Viv’s Baked Beans

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Kathy

Last week I described Vivian Howard’s book This Will Make It Taste Good and her Community Organizer, a melange of bell peppers, garlic, onions, red wine vinegar, and tomatoes cooked to a fare-thee-well, meant to be used as a sauce … Continue reading →

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Everything Old Is New Again

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Kathy

In March of 1970, about two-hundred armed white people In Lamar, South Carolina, attacked a phalanx of school buses carrying black children. Fifty years later, one of those children described the violence this way: “Once the bus stopped, they took … Continue reading →

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Movies, Cinema, and Film

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Kathy

I had a good word etymology to write about today but neglected to write it down and forgot what it was. I asked my husband if there are any words whose history he wondered about. “Movies,” he said. He added … Continue reading →

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The Well-Intentioned Cook

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Kathy

On Friday, I wrote about Vivian Howard’s new cookbook, This Will Make It Taste Good, and resolved to try at least one of the recipes over the weekend. The weekend spilled over into today. I spent much of my Monday … Continue reading →

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Making It Read Well

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Kathy

I frequently watched “A Chef’s Life,” a PBS reality show/documentary series about Southern chef Vivian Howard that aired from 2013 to 2018, even though a lot of her cooking didn’t appeal to me. A bland Midwestern vegetarian, I’m not into … Continue reading →

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Valete! (Be Strong, Y’All!)

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Kathy

Dr. Anthony Fauci recently appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. To tout the new Covid booster, the two men strolled to a nearby Walgreens, where Dr. F. took one for the team. In his left arm, that is. … Continue reading →

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Feed a Cold?

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Kathy

It’s hard to write about food (Monday Meals!) when you’ve been sick and nothing is appealing. I’ve been suffering a nasty cold since Thursday evening. I feel a little better every day, but my appetite hasn’t yet returned. I have … Continue reading →

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The Great Green Room

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Kathy

If you haven’t read Elizabeth Egan’s lovely essay about Goodnight Moon from last month in the New York Times, do that before you continue reading here. “The Enduring Wisdom of ‘Goodnight Moon’” celebrates the 75th anniversary of this classic children’s … Continue reading →

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