Food, Proverb and Culture

As I was telling someone the other day about my daughter’s refusal to try different kinds of food, but that she did try an egg roll the other day in a Chinese restaurant.  I finished my story by saying, knock on wood.  Which prompted me to begin thinking of such phrases that I’ve heard growing up [...]

Atrichokes

As I steam artichoke for an appetizers, I thought of my mom who would buy as many as she can everyday throughout the artichoke season so she can clean them and freeze them to be used in the off season. My mother served artichokes stuffed with meat; served it mixed with herbs and served it [...]