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Happy Mother’s Day to my grandmothers
May 13, 2012 Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, new moms, grandmoms, soon-to-be moms, step-moms, surrogate, substitute and stand-in moms. Happy “Celebrate Your Mom Day.” Happy “Remember your Mom Day. more »»
I’ve lost my taste for People
May 13, 2012 Well, guys, the headline is really a double entendre. I’ve told you many times over the past 16 years I’m a faithful devotee of People magazin. more »»
Adirondack readings
May 13, 2012 I love to read Adirondackia; I always have. more »»
Certain etiquette to using napkins in restaurants
May 6, 2012 After I folded the damask white cloth in half, I rolled it neatly and feed it into my pewter napkin rings. Cloth napkins? Interesting. Except for the holidays, I rarely serve cloth napkins. more »»
Politics meets entertainment
May 6, 2012 So, you guys all know I’m not a big politics person. In fact, when I was pursuing my acting career in L.A. more »»
Questions get Adirondack answers
May 6, 2012 One of the attributes that prevailed in our Native American ancestors’ culture that I enjoy is the practice of providing answers to some of the world’s greatest questions — great questions such as,... more »»
Some common cooking methods defined
April 29, 2012 “Company stopping by,” I announced as I hung up the phone. We like this. I surveyed the kitchen, flipping the cups into the dishwasher then I walk into the den. more »»
Working 9 to 5 (a.m. that is)
April 29, 2012 Back when I was pursuing my acting career in New York City and L.A., I would tend bar and waitress as a means to an end. My shift was 9 to 5, but not the hours you might think. more »»
Adirondack connections
April 29, 2012 One happenstance I enjoy when gathering Adirondack tales is a unique or unknown connection, that is, some single bit of vivid information connecting the Adirondack region with the “outside worl. more »»
Many recipes OK for Oatmeal Cookie Day
April 22, 2012 “There’s an oatmeal cookie in there? I see no reason for the existence of oatmeal, particularly in cookies.” - Oscar the Grouch “I’m heading off to my sisters, so I think I’ll make some cookies. more »»
Anjelica Huston on ‘Smash’
April 22, 2012 I’ve been watching a new series called “Smash,” which chronicles the progress of putting together a musical on Broadway about the life of Marilyn Monroe. more »»
Humor from the Adirondacks
April 22, 2012 When you are living “off the land,” miles from the “outside world,” in the backwoods of the rugged Adirondack Mountains — raising a large family, fighting the elements, caring for the animals, and... more »»
Marketing research makes for smart business
April 15, 2012 One of the important elements in the success of a restaurant has to do with how well the restaurant markets their product. more »» 
Memories of NYC tar beach
April 15, 2012 Wherever I lived when I was in New York City pursuing my acting career, when I couldn't make the two-hour trip back and forth to the beaches in the Hamptons on the Long Island Railroad, I would head... more »»
Train the family to pass dishes to the right
April 8, 2012 Pass to the right, pass to the right, pass to the right. The correct way to pass food is to the right. Food should be passed from the left to the right, period. I’m sorry if you are left hande. more »»
Gradually joining Digital Age
April 8, 2012 There was no technology for digitally sending my columns when I first started writing them almost 18 years ago. more »»
A great land purchase
April 8, 2012 The New York State Outdoor Guides recently got together for their annual Rendezvous, and I got the opportunity to learn about some new public recreation opportunities in the Adirondacks. more »»
Ham served along with spring in the U.S.
April 1, 2012 What are you serving for Easter? Why not ham? Easter means spring. It is believed the word Easter is derived from Oestar, or Eostre, the goddess of spring and renewal. more »»
Featured in ‘One Woman or Two’
April 1, 2012 Herman and I were watching “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on a recent Friday night when Fallon was interviewing Christian Slater about a new series he was in called “Breaking In. more »»
Soufflé skill rises with plenty of practice
March 25, 2012 We moved with our guests to the center of the room to a table for eight. I gazed upon the large pewter plates marking each of our places. The water goblets were amber glass topped on silver stems. more »»
Lives touched by our loss
March 25, 2012 I have been writing this column for 17 years and in that time never have I had such an outpouring of heartfelt thoughts from readers to me as I did on the loss of my 15-year-old Dalmatian, Moxie. more »» |
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