Hey folks- the blog lives on with a new look at a new address. I've moved to www.section89.com . Come on over.

Sorry the blog was down for the last day- I am trying to build it upgrade a few things and we had a hiccup for a while there. Hang tight....

Salt is common. It graces the tables and pantries the world over. We all know the scriptures that praise its savor. It the ingredient that ...

So, I told you all about lentils and then promptly forgot to post the corresponding recipe.  Whoops. It is like that sometimes.  This is a b...

Lentils aren't expensive, but don't let their price make you are getting something cheap. As far nutrition goes, it is the best ban...

By way of announcement, for those who don't know, I also write and edit for Segullah , a literary journal with a blog and bi-annual pr...

 I loved t his piece  up on CNN right now. My favorite line: "Dark, sulfurous, bitter greens, to excise the sins of the flesh and remi...