50 Years Ago Today…A Shameful Day In Our Nation’s History… I am a student of political history, and with many recent protests against restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to remember a horrific and senseless… Read More ›
Time To Make Chef Christina Tosi’s Incredible Milk Bar Corn Cookies! As this #Quarantineathome goes into its third month, I have amped up the cooking – helped by a brilliant Chef – and of course by this as well: Yes,… Read More ›
Welcome To The Glamorous Romanoff’s! I love the golden age of Hollywood – and the legendary hangout for the rich and famous – and the Beverly Hills restaurant Romanoff’s was one of them! Imagine sitting at dinner and watching Cary… Read More ›
The Courage Map: 13 Principles To Living Boldly! Every week I review books, as I am a passionate fan of reading. Recently, I received this book from the Publisher, asking if I wanted to review it. I am sometimes wary… Read More ›
Sheltering At Home With “Dinner And A Movie” – With Julia Child! As we are all “sheltering at home” due to this horrific pandemic, many of you are sharing recipes for dishes you now have the time to make –… Read More ›
Here’s A Terrific New Memoir Of Hollywood In The 70’s! I love stories about Hollywood, especially during the fascinating decade of the 70’s. Now, a new memoir takes us there again, and this Wednesday Bookmobile is hitting the road to… Read More ›
More “Tales From My Corn-Tine!” So much corn. If you don’t already know why I have so much, I’ll explain later – but LOTS of corn is what I have – and it was time to cook with it! So,… Read More ›
Westwood’s Legendary Stan’s Donuts Has Closed… Another bit of Hollywood history has closed…Stan’s Donuts was located in Westwood Village, which at one time was a bustling entertainment area of Los Angeles. This is just another tragic loss of Hollywood history…. Read More ›
Cooking Under “Corn-Tine”! I know that most of us are “sheltering at home” in different ways: catching up on movies and TV shows, taking on house projects, doing all sort of arts and crafts, and of course: cooking while quarantined!… Read More ›
Dylan Goes To #1 For The First Time! As hard as it is to imagine, legendary Singer/Songwriter Bob Dylan has FINALLY hit #1 on the Billboard charts! As Vulture.com reported with tongue somewhat firmly in cheek: “A very talented, promising… Read More ›
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