Over the long weekend I got a little reading done, and I noticed a funny thing. In three consecutive books I read the phrase, “giving him/her/it free reign,” meaning the subject had freedom to do what it wanted. Only … that’s not the right word. REIN is the right word, not REIGN. Authors only have…
You’ve seen it—that soupy berry pie that runs all over the plate when you cut it, and your guests have to eat the mess with a spoon? Not even ice cream will save it. Well, here’s the solution. This pie will never fail you. I call it “neighborly” because you just want to invite everyone…
Blackberry season is in full swing. I’m not a big fan of cake, so for my birthday I decided to make pies. Blackberry pies. Do you know how long it’s been since I got out and picked them from anywhere but the produce aisle? In my neighborhood, drivers actually have to slow down near the…
On one of the evenings I was in Lancaster County, I asked the proprietor of the Limestone Inn, where I was staying, if she knew of any Amish families who might have an Englisch person in for dinner. Well! Ask a fabulous cook about food, and you’ll get a fabulous answer. Before I knew it,…
For the last week, I’ve been traveling in Amish country (Lancaster County, PA). The guidebooks have plenty to say to keep tourists from getting underfoot, to the point where a shy person like me would hardly want to speak to an Amish person for fear of giving offense. But you know what? Without exception I…