Our dog Atticus Finch is responsible for our buying an alpine cabin. Before adopting him, we rented a small chalet for a week every summer,
A place isn’t home to me until I’ve cooked a meal. We’d gotten up early on a temperate Saturday morning in Los Angeles, packed the
As I was setting up for today’s class, who should saunter in but Kareem, one of the first to take my classes, and the person
This week we said goodbye to the rec room, aged toaster oven, wobbly tables, and alas to all of the regular students. Venice Community Housing’s
The kids had been requesting shrimp, so when I suggested pasta with shrimp for this week, they were eager for the class. And everyone was
Pamela, a spirited young woman with definite opinions about food, joined our class today. Her interest in fresh, healthful meals became evident during a discussion
I’m learning that more than a bunch of easy, inexpensive recipes to recreate, the kids want good food experiences. So, not only am I going
While we were eating guacamole and pozole at the end of the first class, I asked what dishes the boys would like to learn to
A lanky youth walked into the community room, eyes down, mumbling an incomprehensible reply to my welcome. Then an outgoing, smiling young man bursts in