by Sandy Lingo | Jul 29, 2021 |
Come in! Well, well, well. Look who’s here. I haven’t seen you in many A year. If I knew you were comin’ I’d’ve baked a cake, baked a cake, baked a cake If I knew you were comin’ I’d’ve baked a cake Howdya do, howdya do,...
by Sandy Lingo | Nov 18, 2016 |
(Maybe we should just skip Thanksgiving this year. Given the political climate, is it prudent to gather a diverse group of people around a dining table where a carving knife plays such a prominent role? And there are so many soft, creamy foods—pumpkin pie, sweet...
by Sandy Lingo | Aug 10, 2016 |
“We make our syrup in house,” said Sugar ‘n Spice owner Steven Frankel. “Here’s the recipe: sugar, water, sugar, more sugar, some brown sugar, maple flavoring, sugar, and some more sugar. We cook it till it’s almost booze, then back it up.” My friend Teri ate...
by Sandy Lingo | Jan 18, 2016 |
“Oh, and you have to wear a hat,” Pann Webb said after I accepted her invitation to the Webb New Year’s Eve Dinner Extravaganza. I am not a party girl, and I had only accepted after she assured me that I didn’t absolutely have to stay up until midnight. Then she...
by Sandy Lingo | Jun 18, 2015 |
“I recently had my annual physical examination, which I get once every seven years, and when the nurse weighed me, I was shocked to discover how much stronger the Earth’s gravitational pull has become since 1990.“ – Dave Barry “I have gained and lost the...
by Sandy Lingo | Apr 3, 2015 |
Mom talking to her granddaughter, Allison, over Christmas Strata “I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and say to myself, “Well, that’s not ever going to happen.” Rita Rudner “The only thing that will make a souffle...
