Hope bumping around in the dark with Despair. A vibrant city in turmoil. Farmer's Market Beets.
Navigating menus both metaphorical and literal. Plus a summer time favorite, tuna pasta salad.
Tonight 1700 troops from the National Guard are here in the Twin Cities. They have been authorized to use lethal force. People are afraid that the looting and arson will spill over into the residential areas.
Our beloved city of Minneapolis is on fire. Just two blocks from my home, it looks like a war zone. How did we get here? Less than a mile away, a black man named George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis Police on Memorial Day.
I'm terrified of snakes. So when I tell you that I can easily find 10 good reasons that snakes are superior to our current Con-Man-in-Chief, you know just where I'm coming from.
Just an ordinary citizen caught between two eccentric uncles: the State and the Feds. Ah well, it's a short life, but a merry one, so make Pico de Gallo and call it good.
Syrup in the Mist: one of the greatest movies that will never be made. And Cajun popcorn to accompany it.
The Dynamic Duo: Jekyll & Hyde, Victorian morality, Jamie Oliver's healthy savory spinach pancakes, and Grandma Neena's potato chip tuna casserole.
Cranberry orange muffins and rock n' roll women with serious balls.
Two films and a recipe for tomato bisque. Things that have been hiding out in the open. Just takes someone to do the digging.
Leonard Nimoy's fashion sense, Shirataki noodles, a touch of panic, and the Brass Messengers.
A recipe for not flipping out, spanning topics such as Mel Brooks, Russian Suprematist painter Kazimir Malevich, plant life, and the surprises you find in your closet.
Filing for unemployment, honey bread, and John Cusack professes his long-unspoken undying love for me.
Death and taxes and a kick-ass recipe for those suffering from menopause and/or manopause. Sexy, huh?
Cooking under pressure in the first weekend of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's Shelter-in-Place order. Part recipe, part existentialism, part therapy, this Woman with a Very Large Knife hopes to create a sense of community. Because we're all swimming in the same soup.